The Gambler
Subtitle: With the Diary of Polina Suslova
Contributors: Edward Wasiolek (Editor); Victor Terras (Translator)
Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
Published: October 1, 1972
Language: eng; rus
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 432
ISBN-13: 9780226159706
Subjects: Dostoyevsky, Fyodor; Translations into English; Eastern European; Literary Criticism
Description: The Gambler paints a stark picture of the attractions--and addictions--of gambling. Using skillful characterization, Dostoevsky faithfully depicts life among the gambling set in old Germany. This probing psychological novel explores the tangled love affairs and complicated lives of Alexey Ivanovitch, a young gambler, and Polina Alexandrovna, the woman he loves.