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The Gambler (Modern Library Classics) - Dostoevsky, Fyodor

The Gambler (Modern Library Classics) - Dostoevsky, Fyodor

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The Gambler (Modern Library Classics) by Dostoevsky, Fyodor

Format: Trade Paperback

Published by Modern Library, 2003

In This Short Novel, Fyodor Dostoevsky Tells The Story Of Alexey Ivanovitch, A Young Tutor Working In The Household Of An Imperious Russian General. Alexey 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. In The Gambler, Dostoevsky Reaches The Heights Of Drama With This Psychological Portrait.--jacket. Fyodor Dostoyevsky ; Translated By Constance Garnett ; Edited, With An Introduction And Notes, By Gary Saul Morson. Includes Bibliographical References.

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