Description: Further DetailsTitle: The Gambler: New TranslationCondition: NewEAN: 9781847493828ISBN: 9781847493828Publisher: Alma ClassicsFormat: PaperbackRelease Date: 10/15/2014Language: RussianItem Height: 198mmItem Length: 128mmItem Weight: 204gAuthor: Fyodor DostoevskyTranslator: Hugh AplinContributor: Hugh Aplin (Translated by)Description: Inspired by Dostoevsky's own gambling addiction and written under pressure in order to pay off his creditors and retain his rights to his literary legacy, The Gambler is set in the casino of the fictional German spa town of Roulettenburg and follows the misfortunes of the young tutor Alexei Ivanovich. As he succumbs to the temptations of the roulette table, he finds himself engaged in a battle of wills with Polina, the woman he unrequitedly loves.With an unforgettable cast of fellow gamblers and figures from European high society, this darkly comic novel of greed and self-destruction reveals Dostoevsky at his satirical and psychological best.Country/Region of Manufacture: GBBook Series: EvergreensGenre: FictionTopic: Classic FictionRelease Year: 2014 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
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Publication Name: The Gambler: New Translation
Title: The Gambler: New Translation
EAN: 9781847493828
ISBN: 9781847493828
Release Date: 10/15/2014
Release Year: 2014
Translator: Hugh Aplin
Contributor: Hugh Aplin (Translated by)
Country/Region of Manufacture: GB
Series: Evergreens
Original Language: Russian
Book Title: Gambler: New Translation
Number of Pages: 224 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Alma Classics
Publication Year: 2014
Item Height: 0.7 in
Topic: Classics
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Fiction
Item Weight: 7.2 Oz
Item Length: 7.8 in
Author: Fyodor Dostoevsky
Book Series: Evergreens Ser.
Item Width: 5 in
Format: Uk-B Format Paperback
