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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... person narrator, a form that clearly interested the author. It's worth recalling, for example, that Crime and Punishment, the writing of which preceded and followed The Gambler, was originally cast as a first-person confession, but the ...
... person narrator, a form that clearly interested the author. It's worth recalling, for example, that Crime and Punishment, the writing of which preceded and followed The Gambler, was originally cast as a first-person confession, but the ...
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... person you love . My friend Misha I created a system of gambling , put it into practice , and immediately won 10,000 francs . The next morning I betrayed that system because I became overly excited , and I immediately lost ... I need ...
... person you love . My friend Misha I created a system of gambling , put it into practice , and immediately won 10,000 francs . The next morning I betrayed that system because I became overly excited , and I immediately lost ... I need ...
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... person ( ' our hero ' ) , embellishing it with high - flown rhetorical flourishes and a veritable profusion of literary and cultural allusions , most of which , we must assume , are beyond the understanding of the good and simple ...
... person ( ' our hero ' ) , embellishing it with high - flown rhetorical flourishes and a veritable profusion of literary and cultural allusions , most of which , we must assume , are beyond the understanding of the good and simple ...
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... Person ' , the story is comprised of two unequal parts , namely , the narrator's attendance at the two events of the title . The first part , the description of the children's Christmas party , begins with a tongue - in - cheek ...
... Person ' , the story is comprised of two unequal parts , namely , the narrator's attendance at the two events of the title . The first part , the description of the children's Christmas party , begins with a tongue - in - cheek ...
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... Person ' , as ' Bobok ' is subtitled , can be traced to an item that appeared on 14 January 1873 in the newspaper the Voice : A Writer's Diary reminds one of the famous notes which end with the following exclamation : ' Nevertheless ...
... Person ' , as ' Bobok ' is subtitled , can be traced to an item that appeared on 14 January 1873 in the newspaper the Voice : A Writer's Diary reminds one of the famous notes which end with the following exclamation : ' Nevertheless ...
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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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