The Gambler: A Novel31. 10. 2013 - Počet stran: 110 The Gambler is a short novel by Fyodor Dostoyevsky about a young tutor
in the employment of a formerly wealthy Russian general. The novella
reflects Dostoyevsky’s own addiction to roulette, which was in more ways
than one the inspiration for the book: Dostoyevsky completed the
novella under a strict deadline to pay off gambling debts. |