The Gambler by Fyodor M. Dostoevsky, Fiction, Classics. (Hardcover)

The Gambler is the tale of a man named Alexei with a passion for -- no, an addiction to -- roulette. In Dostoevsky's own words, ...all his vital sap, all his energies, his impetuosity and boldness will be absorbed by roulette. He is a gambler, but not just an ordinary gambler ...My hero is, in his way, a poet, but he feels ashamed...and he feels its ugliness the ugliness of his addiction] deeply. It's an oddly sympathetic tale, and Dostoevsky was well suited to telling it: The heroine of The Gambler is based on the fiery Apollinaria Suslov -- Dostoevsky's own mistress.

General

Imprint:	Wildside Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	February 2003
Authors:	Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky
Translators:	C.J. Hogarth
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 16mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Sewn / Cloth over boards / With dust jacket
Pages:	220
ISBN-13:	978-1-59224-761-5
Categories:	Books > Fiction > General & literary fiction > Modern fiction
LSN:	1-59224-761-X
Barcode:	9781592247615

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