The Gambler

by Fyodor Dostoevsky

Overview

Narrated by the character Alexei, who is addicted to gambling, this short novel is based on Dostoevsky's own experiences as a compulsive gambler. Like so many characters in Dostoevsky's novels, Alexei is trying to break through the wall of the established order and the human condition itself but instead he is drawn into the vortex of the roulette wheel.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781615340866
Publisher:	Ezreads Publications, LLC
Publication date:	03/04/2009
Pages:	176
Sales rank:	647,483
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.56(d)

About the Author

Few authors have been as personally familiar with desperation as Fyodor Dostoevsky (1821-1881), and none have been so adept at describing it. His harrowing experiences in Russian prisons, combined with a profound religious philosophy, formed the basis for his greatest books: Crime and Punishment, The Idiot, The Possessed, and The Brothers Karamazov. When Dostoevsky died in 1881, he left a legacy of masterful novels that immortalized him as a giant of Russian literature.

Introduction

MacAndrew, Andrew R.