Categorii: Neclsificat
Limba: Engleza
Data publicării: 2014
Editura: Alma Classics
Tip copertă: Paperback
Nr Pag: 224
Colectie: Alma Classics Evergreens
Traducatori: Hugh Aplin
ISBN: 9781847493828
Dimensiuni: l: 14cm | H: 19.8cm | 1.7cm | 250g
Inspired by Dostoevsky’s own gambling addiction and written under pressure in order to pay off his creditors and retain his rights to his literary legacy, The Gambler is set in the casino of the fictional German spa town of Roulettenburg and follows the misfortunes of the young tutor Alexei Ivanovich. As he succumbs to the temptations of the roulette table, he finds himself engaged in a battle of wills with Polina, the woman he unrequitedly loves.
With an unforgettable cast of fellow gamblers and figures from European high society, this darkly comic novel of greed and self-destruction reveals Dostoevsky at his satirical and psychological best.
Part of Alma Classics Evergreen series at GBP4.99, this edition of the gambler in a brand new translation includes pictures and an extensive section on Dostoevsky's life and works