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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... strange is happening to him and that he is ' beginning to see and hear certain strange things . Not exactly voices , but it's as if someone were right beside me , saying : “ Bobok , bobok , bobok ! " ' This clearly echoes Gogol's ...
... strange is happening to him and that he is ' beginning to see and hear certain strange things . Not exactly voices , but it's as if someone were right beside me , saying : “ Bobok , bobok , bobok ! " ' This clearly echoes Gogol's ...
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... strange and unprecedented detail in suicides ! This is some sort of meek , humble suicide . There evidently had been no grumbling or reproaches : it had merely become impossible to live , ' God didn't wish it ' - and she died , after ...
... strange and unprecedented detail in suicides ! This is some sort of meek , humble suicide . There evidently had been no grumbling or reproaches : it had merely become impossible to live , ' God didn't wish it ' - and she died , after ...
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... Strange ! ' I thought , ' she must be completely absorbed by something ' , and suddenly I stopped , rooted to the ground . I had heard a muffled sob . Yes ! I hadn't been deceived : the girl was crying and a minute later there was ...
... Strange ! ' I thought , ' she must be completely absorbed by something ' , and suddenly I stopped , rooted to the ground . I had heard a muffled sob . Yes ! I hadn't been deceived : the girl was crying and a minute later there was ...
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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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