Produktinformation
Inspired by Dostoevsky's own gambling addiction and written under pressure in order to pay off his creditors and retain his rights to his literary legacy, The Gambler is set in the casino of the fictional German spa town of Roulettenburg and follows the misfortunes of the young tutor Alexei Ivanovich. As he succumbs to the temptations of the roulette table, he finds himself engaged in a battle of wills with Polina, the woman he unrequitedly loves. With an unforgettable cast of fellow gamblers and figures from European high society, this darkly comic novel of greed and self-destruction reveals Dostoevsky at his satirical and psychological best.Produktkennzeichnungen
ISBN-139781847493828
eBay Product ID (ePID)194196713
Produkt Hauptmerkmale
VerlagAlma Books Ltd.
OriginalspracheRussisch
BuchtitelThe Gambler
Erscheinungsjahr2015
Anzahl der Seiten203 Seiten
SpracheEnglisch
AutorFyodor Dostoevsky
BuchreiheAlma Classics Evergreens
Zusätzliche Produkteigenschaften
ISBN-13-101847493823
Item Length19cm