Gambler and Other Stories, The

Gambler and Other Stories, The

Dostoyevsky, Fyodor

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Sinopsis

The Gambler and Other Stories is Fyodor Dostoyevsky’s collection of one novella and six short stories reflecting his own life – indeed, ‘The Gambler’, a story of a young tutor in the employment of a formerly wealthy Russian General, was written under a strict deadline so he could pay off his roulette debts. This volume includes ‘Bobok’, the tale of a frustrated writer visiting a cemetery and enjoying the gossip of the dead; ‘The Dream of a Ridiculous Man’, the story of one man’s plan to commit suicide and the troubling dream that follows, as well as ‘A Christmas Party and a Wedding’, ‘A Nasty Story’ and ‘The Meek One’.

Editorial:
Penguin Books
Año de edición:
2010
Materia
Literatura rusa
ISBN:
978-0-14-045509-0
Páginas:
400
Encuadernación:
Pasta blanda
Idioma:
Inglés

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