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 by"Fyodor Dostoyevsky"
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 first-person narrative is told from the point of view of Alexei Ivanovich, a tutor working for a Russian family living in a suite at a German hotel. The patriarch of the family, The General, is indebted to the Frenchman Des Grieux and has mortgaged his property in Russia to pay only a small amount of his debt. Upon learning of the illness of his wealthy aunt, \
The Gambler
By:"Fyodor Dostoyevsky"
Published on 2017-05-22 by BookRix
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Ebook Title : The Gambler
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ISBN_13 Code : 9783736802568
ISBN_10 Code : 3736802560
Book Print Type : BOOK
Rank : 6 for keyword gambling movies
Book Author :"Fyodor Dostoyevsky"
Publisher : BookRix
Book Pages Count : 243
Print Type : BOOK
Book's Categories :"Fiction"
Books Language : en
Text to Speech Access : ALLOWED
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