Fiction & literature · 1881
Игрокъ
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- First published
- 1866
- This copy printed
- 1881
- Language
- English
- Binding
- Cloth
- Condition
- Fair — Well worn, a reading copy; any faults are described on request.
- Pages
- 166
About this work
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.
