The Gambler and Other StoriesPenguin UK, 01/07/2010 - 432 من الصفحات 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'. |
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... Alexey Ivanovich's ' notes ' and following his career as a gambler ; as Dostoyevsky wrote in that same letter , he is ' a poet in his own way ' . The Gambler , as Joseph Frank suggested , marks Dostoyevsky's single foray into depicting ...
... Alexey Ivanovich's ' notes ' and following his career as a gambler ; as Dostoyevsky wrote in that same letter , he is ' a poet in his own way ' . The Gambler , as Joseph Frank suggested , marks Dostoyevsky's single foray into depicting ...
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... Alexey Ivanovich learns from Mr Astley , had previously gone under the names Mlle Zelmá and Barberini . The international theme , however , also provides the xenophobic Dostoyevsky with an opportunity to indulge in stereotypes . As a ...
... Alexey Ivanovich learns from Mr Astley , had previously gone under the names Mlle Zelmá and Barberini . The international theme , however , also provides the xenophobic Dostoyevsky with an opportunity to indulge in stereotypes . As a ...
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... Alexey Ivanovich , our confused and perplexed diarist , half of the time cannot make heads or tails of what is going on ; the other half he leaves out information that is crucial for the reader , because he has no cause to interrupt his ...
... Alexey Ivanovich , our confused and perplexed diarist , half of the time cannot make heads or tails of what is going on ; the other half he leaves out information that is crucial for the reader , because he has no cause to interrupt his ...
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... Alexey Ivanovich's account, even though there are accumulating signs that he is not a reliable narrator. Most ... Alexey Ivanovich is comforted by the very much inferior Mlle Blanche, who takes him away to Paris for three weeks of ...
... Alexey Ivanovich's account, even though there are accumulating signs that he is not a reliable narrator. Most ... Alexey Ivanovich is comforted by the very much inferior Mlle Blanche, who takes him away to Paris for three weeks of ...
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... Alexey Ivanovich is a slave to gambling and will never see Polina again . He still views gambling as his salvation : " To be reborn , to rise up from the dead . I need to show them ... To let Polina know that I can still be a man ...
... Alexey Ivanovich is a slave to gambling and will never see Polina again . He still views gambling as his salvation : " To be reborn , to rise up from the dead . I need to show them ... To let Polina know that I can still be a man ...
المحتوى
A Christmas Party and a Wedding | |
A Nasty Business | |
The Gambler | |
Bobok | |
The Meek | |
The Dream of a Ridiculous | |
Notes | |
Appendices | |
Table of Ranks | |
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