The gambler
(2010)
Fiction
eBook
Series:
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PUBLISHED
[United States]: Neeland Media LLC, 2010
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DESCRIPTION
1 online resource
ISBN/ISSN
9781596743700 (electronic bk.) MWT11908837, 1596743700 (electronic bk.) 11908837
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES
Performed by Firdous Bamji
"The Gambler" is a gripping narrative of the dangers of an addiction to gambling. As was common with Dostoyevsky's writing he draws upon his own life in a semi-autobiographical way in "The Gambler". Dostoyevksy himself suffered from a compulsion to gambling and those first-hand experiences bring a depth of realism to "The Gambler" and to his portrayal of the main character, Alexis Ivanovitch, a young man addicted to gambling. "The Gambler" is an insightful look at the compulsive nature of the gambling addict and the tragic consequences of such an addiction
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