280 pages
Chinese language
Published 1986 by Yüan jing chu ban shi yeh gong si.
280 pages
Chinese language
Published 1986 by Yüan jing chu ban shi yeh gong si.
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.