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3.8 · 166 pages · First published 1866
The Gambler (Russian: Игрокъ, romanized: Igrok; modern spelling Игрок) 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.
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Translations into EnglishContinental european fiction (fictional works by one author)GamblersFictionCompulsive gamblersFiction, action & adventureFiction, generalGermany, fictionPsychological fictionGamblers -- FictionGambling -- FictionFamilies -- FictionRussians -- Germany -- FictionChance -- FictionSocial life and customsManners and customs
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