The Gambler and Other Stories

Introduction by Ronald Meyer
Translated by Ronald Meyer
Notes by Ronald Meyer
Paperback
$19.00 US
Penguin Adult HC/TR | Penguin Classics
48 per carton
On sale Oct 26, 2010 | 9780140455090
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A collection of six short stories and one novella from the influential Russian novelist

The Gambler and Other Stories is Fyodor Dostoyevsky's collection of 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 also 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."

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A collection of six short stories and one novella from the influential Russian novelist

The Gambler and Other Stories is Fyodor Dostoyevsky's collection of 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 also 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."