| The Gambler Revised Edition Contributor(s): Dostoevsky, Fyodor (Author), Garnett, Constance (Translator) |
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ISBN: 0812966937 ISBN-13: 9780812966930 Publisher: Penguin Random House LLC (No Starch) OUR PRICE: $12.60 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2003 Annotation: In this dark and compelling short novel, Fyodor Dostoevsky tells the story of Alexey Ivanovitch, a young tutor working in the household of an imperious Russian general. Alexey tries to break through the wall of the established order in Russia, but instead becomes mired in the endless downward spiral of betting and loss. His intense and inescapable addiction is accentuated by his affair with the General's cruel yet seductive niece, Polina. In "The Gambler, Dostoevsky reaches the heights of drama with this stunning psychological portrait. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Classics - Fiction | Literary - Fiction | Psychological |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2002032566 |
| Series: Modern Library Classics |
| Physical Information: 0.53" H x 5.26" W x 8.04" (0.39 lbs) 240 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Russia |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In this dark and compelling short novel, Fyodor Dostoevsky tells the story of Alexey Ivanovitch, a young tutor working in the household of an imperious Russian general. Alexey tries to break through the wall of the established order in Russia, but instead becomes mired in the endless downward spiral of betting and loss. His intense and inescapable addiction is accentuated by his affair with the General's cruel yet seductive niece, Polina. In The Gambler, Dostoevsky reaches the heights of drama with this stunning psychological portrait. |