When Does "Rules of Civility" (2011) Take Place?
"RULES of CIVILITY" is a historical fiction novel written by Amor Towles that released July 26th, 2011. So when is "Rules of Civility" set?
It takes place in the year:
We know this because the narrative covers around 1 year after the late 1937 AD beginning.
1938 AD
We know this because the narrative covers around 1 year after the late 1937 AD beginning.
Additionally, the book's first line is "It was the last night of 1937." and that's followed almost immediately afterward by "From a look around the club, you couldn’t tell that it was New Year’s Eve." So just the very, very beginning takes place in December of 1937 AD.
