The Gambler and Other Stories

By Fyodor Dostoevsky, Constance Garnett, Fyodor Dostoyevsky

Book Overview

A collection of six short stories and one novella from the influential Russian novelist

The Gambler and Other Stories is Fyodor Dostoyevsky's collection of stories reflecting his own life--indeed, "The Gambler," a story of a young tutor in the employment of a formerly wealthy Russian general, was written under a strict deadline so he could pay off his roulette debts. This volume also includes "Bobok," the tale of a frustrated writer visiting a cemetery and enjoying the gossip of the dead; "The Dream of a Ridiculous Man," the story of one man's plan to commit suicide and the troubling dream that follows, as well as "A Christmas Party and a Wedding," "A Nasty Story" and "The Meek One."

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0140455094
• ISBN13: 9780140455090
• Release Date: October 2010
• Publisher: Penguin Classics
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 0.78 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.0" x 7.7"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher