The Gambler - Fyodor Dostoyevsky

By Fyodor Dostoyevsky

Release Date: 1881-01-01

Genre: Classics

4 (192 ratings)
The Gambler is a short novel by Fyodor Dostoyevsky about a young tutor in the employment of a formerly wealthy Russian general. The novella reflects Dostoyevsky's own addiction to roulette, which was in more ways than one the inspiration for the book: Dostoyevsky completed the novella under a strict deadline to pay off gambling debts.

The Gambler - Fyodor Dostoyevsky

By Fyodor Dostoyevsky

Release Date: 1881-01-01

Genre: Classics

4 (192 ratings)
The Gambler is a short novel by Fyodor Dostoyevsky about a young tutor in the employment of a formerly wealthy Russian general. The novella reflects Dostoyevsky's own addiction to roulette, which was in more ways than one the inspiration for the book: Dostoyevsky completed the novella under a strict deadline to pay off gambling debts.

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