175 pages
German language
Published June 14, 1990 by Deutscher.
Der Spieler
Fyodor Dostoevsky: Der Spieler (German language, 1990, Deutscher)
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The Gambler (Russian: Игрокъ, romanized: Igrok; modern spelling Игрок) is a short novel by Fyodor Dostoevsky about a young tutor in the employment of a formerly wealthy Russian general. The novella reflects Dostoevsky's own addiction to roulette, which was in more ways than one the inspiration for the book: Dostoevsky completed the novella in 1866 under a strict deadline to pay off gambling debts.
