The gambler ; Bobok ; A nasty story
By: by Fyodor Dostoevsky ; translated with an introduction by Jessie Coulson.
Series: Penguin classics
Publisher: Penguin Books
Published: 1981
Place of publication: Hammondsworth, Eng; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 238
Subjects: Russian fiction -- Translations into English
Other titles: Bobok. Nasty story.
Description: The stories in this volume demonstrate Dostoyevsky's genius for fusing caricature, irony and the grotesque to create a powerful dark humour. Jessie Coulson's introduction examines the personal and financial dramas that influenced Dostoyevsky.
Notes: Translation from the Russian.