The Gambler Annotated

By: Dostoevsky, Fyodor

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B08PXB5NSR
• ISBN13: 9798577676087
• Release Date: December 2020
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 0.64 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.4" x 6.0"