The Gambler

by Dostoyevsky, Fyodor, 1821-1881

BookID: 2197

Language:English

Translator:Hogarth, C. J. (Charles James), 1869-1942

Uniform Title:Igrok. English

Reading Level:Reading ease score: 80.4 (6th grade). Easy to read.

Psychological fictionGamblers -- FictionGambling -- FictionFamilies -- Fiction

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"The Gambler" by Fyodor Dostoyevsky is a short novel completed in 1866. Set in a German casino town, it follows Alexei Ivanovich, a young tutor working for an indebted Russian family awaiting a wealthy relative's death. Hopelessly in love with his employer's stepdaughter Polina, Alexei becomes drawn into the intoxicating world of roulette. The novel reflects Dostoyevsky's own struggles with gambling addiction, capturing the fevered psychology of risk, obsession, and the desperate pursuit of fortune at the gaming tables. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Class:PG: Language and Literatures: Slavic (including Russian), Languages and Literature

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