Игрокъ
by Фёдор Михайлович Достоевский
$27.99
First published: September 1, 1999
About this book
The Gambler (Russian: Игрокъ, romanized: Igrok; modern spelling Игрок) is a short novel by Fyodor Dostoevsky about a young tutor in the employment of a formerly wealthy Russian general. The novella reflects Dostoevsky's own addiction to roulette, which was in more ways than one the inspiration for the book: Dostoevsky completed the novella in 1866 under a strict deadline to pay off gambling debts.
Subjects
Translations into EnglishContinental european fiction (fictional works by one author)GamblersFictionCompulsive gamblersFiction, action & adventureFiction, generalGermany, fictionPsychological fictionGamblers -- FictionGambling -- FictionFamilies -- Fiction