The Gambler and Other Stories
A new selection of seven of Dostoyevsky's best stories. "The Gambler," about a young tutor in the employ of a Russian general, was written under a strict deadline so Dostoyevsky could pay off his roulette debts. Also included here are "Bobok," the tale of a frustrated writer visiting a cemetery...
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A new selection of seven of Dostoyevsky's best stories. "The Gambler," about a young tutor in the employ of a Russian general, was written under a strict deadline so Dostoyevsky could pay off his roulette debts. Also included here are "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 "White Nights," "A Christmas Party and a Wedding," "A Nasty Story," and "The Meek One."
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780140455090 (0140455094)
Publish date: October 26th 2010
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Pages no: 400
Edition language: English
ChronologyIntroductionFurther ReadingA Note on the Text and the Translation--White Nights--A Christmas Party and a Wedding--A Nasty Business--The Gambler--Bobok--The Meek One--The Dream of a Ridiculous ManNotesAppendices:I Names in RussianII Table of RanksIII A Note about Money in 'The Gambler'
ChronologyIntroductionFurther ReadingA Note on the Text and the Translation--White Nights--A Christmas Party and a Wedding--A Nasty Business--The Gambler--Bobok--The Meek One--The Dream of a Ridiculous ManNotesAppendices:I Names in RussianII Table of RanksIII A Note about Money in 'The Gambler'
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