| The Gambler: New Translation Contributor(s): Dostoevsky, Fyodor (Author), Aplin, Hugh (Translator) |
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ISBN: 1847493823 ISBN-13: 9781847493828 Publisher: Alma Books OUR PRICE: $7.20 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Classics |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Series: Evergreens |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5" W x 7.6" (0.45 lbs) 224 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Inspired by Dostoevsky's own gambling addiction and written under pressure in order to pay off his creditors and retain his rights to his literary legacy, The Gambler is set in the casino of the fictional German spa town of Roulettenburg and follows the misfortunes of the young tutor Alexei Ivanovich. As he succumbs to the temptations of the roulette table, he finds himself engaged in a battle of wills with Polina, the woman he unrequitedly loves. With an unforgettable cast of fellow gamblers and figures from European high society, this darkly comic novel of greed and self-destruction reveals Dostoevsky at his satirical and psychological best. |
Contributor Bio(s): Dostoevsky, Fyodor: - Fyodor Dostoevsky was a Russian novelist and writer of fiction whose works, including Crime and Punishment and The Brothers Karamazov, have had a profound and lasting effect on intellectual thought and world literature. |