The Gambler and Other Stories

Name: The Gambler and Other Stories
Brand: Penguin Books Ltd
SKU: 9780140455090
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By Fyodor Dostoyevsky

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The Gambler and Other Stories by Fyodor Dostoyevsky explores themes of obsession and the human condition through a collection of vivid tales. The title story centres on a young tutor ensnared by the thrill and turmoil of a casino in a fictional European town, revealing intricate social dynamics and personal struggles. Other stories in the collection delve into moral quandaries and psychological depths, characteristic of Dostoyevsky's insightful narrative style.
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You might enjoy this collection if you appreciate stories that delve deep into the complexities of human psychology and the darker facets of ambition and addiction. With Dostoyevsky's keen insight into the human soul, these tales offer a compelling exploration of the intertwining of fate and free will, set against vivid backdrops of 19th-century Russian society. Fans of intense character studies and existential themes are likely to find this work captivating.

The Gambler and Other Stories

A collection of one novella and six short stories - "The Gambler", "Bobok", "The Dream of a Ridiculous Man", "A Christmas Party and a Wedding", "A Nasty Story" and "The Meek One".

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A new selection of seven of Dostoyevsky's best short stories, translated by Ronald Meyer.

The Gambler and Other Stories is Fyodor Dostoyevsky's collection of one novella and six short stories reflecting his own life. Indeed, The Gambler, a story of a young tutor in the employment of a formerly wealthy Russian General, was written under a strict deadline so he could pay off his roulette debts.

This volume includes '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 'A Christmas Party and a Wedding', 'A Nasty Story' and 'The Meek One'.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780140455090

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 01 July 2010

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Penguin Classics

Contributors:

Translated by Ronald Meyer

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 25.0mm

Width: 130.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 311g

Pages: 432

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Fiction Fyodor Dostoyevsky General Fiction Literary Fiction

About the Author

Fyodor Dostoevsky (1821-1881) was a Russian novelist, journalist, short-story writer whose works had a profound influence on the 20th century novel. Most of his important works were written after 1864: Notes from Underground (1864), Crime and Punishment (1865-6), The Gambler (1866), The Idiot (1869), The Devils (1871) and The Brothers Karamazov (1880). Ronald Meyer teaches Russian literary translation at Columbia University. He is the editor of the Penguin edition of Dostoyevsky's Demons, translated by Robert A. Maguire (2008), and Anna Akhmatova's My Half-Century: Selected Prose (1992); co-translator, with David Lowe, of The Complete Letters of Fyodor Dostoyevsky, volume 1 (1988); and co-editor of Russian Literature of the 1920s: An Anthology (1987).