An edition of El Jugador (1900)

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An edition of El Jugador (1900)

The gambler

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Alexey Ivanovitch, a young tutor working in the household of an imperious Russian general, tries to break through the wall of the established order in Russia, but instead becomes mired in the endless downward spiral of betting and loss. His intense and inescapable addiction is accentuated by his affair with the general's cruel yet seductive niece, Polina.

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W.W. Norton
Language
English
Pages
188

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Subjects
Translations into English, Continental european fiction (fictional works by one author), Gamblers, Fiction, Compulsive gamblers, Fiction, action & adventure, Fiction, general, Germany, fiction

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The Gambler
2012, Alma Publishing Company
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2011, Arcturus Publishing, Arcturus
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Der Spieler
April 1, 1998, Dtv
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The gambler
1996, Dover Publications
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Der Spieler
July 1, 1996, Insel, Frankfurt
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Der Spieler
1993, Varlik yayinlari
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Le joueur
1988, Gallimard
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The gambler
1981, W.W. Norton
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Le Joueur
April 1, 1972, LGF
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Du tu
1933, Hu feng shu ju
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Le Joueur
1900, Institut littéraire du Québec
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Edition Notes

Translation of: Igrok.

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
891.73/3
Library of Congress
PG3326 .I4 1981

The Physical Object

Pagination
188 p. ;
Number of pages
188

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL4256097M
Internet Archive
gambler0000dost_u7b2
ISBN 10
0393000443
LCCN
81001494
OCLC/WorldCat
7272352
Library Thing
86216
Goodreads
4573730

Work Description

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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