The Gambler - Hardback - 9781615340866

The Gambler is a 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 under a strict deadline so he could pay off gambling debts.

• | Author: Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky
• | Publisher: Ezreads Publications, LLC
• | Publication Date: Mar 04, 2009
• | Number of Pages: 176 pages
• | Binding: Hardback or Cased Book
• | ISBN-10: 1615340866
• | ISBN-13: 9781615340866