Independently Published
The Gambler Annotated
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9798462376719
ISBN13:
9798462376719
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$19.23
The Gambler Annotated
$19.23
The Gambler 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.The Gambler treated a subject Fyodor Dostoevsky himself was familiar with gambling. Fyodor Dostoevsky gambled for the first time at the tables at Wiesbaden in 1862. From that time till 1871, when his passion for gambling subsided, he played at Baden-Baden, Homburg, and Saxon-les-Bains frequently, often beginning by winning a small amount of money and losing far more in the end.
| Author: Fyodor Dostoevsky |
| Publisher: Independently Published |
| Publication Date: Aug 22, 2021 |
| Number of Pages: 196 pages |
| Binding: Paperback or Softback |
| ISBN-10: NA |
| ISBN-13: 9798462376719 |
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