House of the Dead & The Gambler

Категория	Художественная литература
ISBN	9781840226294
Автор	Fyodor Dostoevsky
Издательство	Wordsworth Editions Ltd
Переплёт	Paperback
Количество страниц	480

In The Gambler we see the Russian community in a German spa town. Drawn to the casino, Alexey becomes obsessed with roulette. In a gripping story, full of psychological interest, his growing mania eclipses even his interest in Polina, a heroine of demonic and vibrant sexuality. Dostoevsky himself was rescued from a similar gambling obsession by the young stenographer who took down this work at his dictation and married him soon afterwards.