The Gambler

The novel "The Gambler" by F. M. Dostoevsky is a psychological study of the destructive power of gambling addiction and human passion.

Dostoevsky wrote "The Gambler" in 26 days after losing everything in gambling. He promised the publisher to create a... novel in the shortest possible time and took up the pen. He easily transferred the well-known passion for gambling onto the pages of his work.

Aleksey Ivanovich, a poor nobleman and private tutor, lives with a general's family at the German resort of Roulettenburg. Madly in love, he finds himself in the casino. He is confident that he can control the game. But soon he realizes: roulette does not forgive mistakes.

Author: Федор Достоевский

Printhouse: Mann, Ivanov i Ferber

Series: Eternal Stories

Age restrictions: 16+

Year of publication: 2025

ISBN: 9785002506439

Number of pages: 224

Size: 207х135х17 mm

Cover type: hard

Weight: 310 g

ID: 1726494

The novel "The Gambler" by F. M. Dostoevsky is a psychological study of the destructive power of gambling addiction and human passion.

Dostoevsky wrote "The Gambler" in 26 days after losing everything in gambling. He promised the publisher to create a novel in the shortest possible time and took up the pen. He easily transferred the well-known passion for gambling onto the pages of his work.

Aleksey Ivanovich, a poor nobleman and private tutor, lives with a general's family at the German resort of Roulettenburg. Madly in love, he finds himself in the casino. He is confident that he can control the game. But soon he realizes: roulette does not forgive mistakes.

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Estimated delivery time – up to 3 weeks

€ 7.59