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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... course, is Grandmother, the embodiment and personification of Russia, who midway through the novel literally rolls into this enclave of expatriate Russians and rootless Europeans, upsetting everything and everybody. She is one of ...
... course, is Grandmother, the embodiment and personification of Russia, who midway through the novel literally rolls into this enclave of expatriate Russians and rootless Europeans, upsetting everything and everybody. She is one of ...
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... course of the novel, but others remain enigmas. For example, who is Mezentsov? He is never mentioned again. To complicate the picture, The Gambler has been traditionally viewed as Dostoyevsky's most autobiographical novel. To be sure ...
... course of the novel, but others remain enigmas. For example, who is Mezentsov? He is never mentioned again. To complicate the picture, The Gambler has been traditionally viewed as Dostoyevsky's most autobiographical novel. To be sure ...
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... course, is a much more compact work with a greatly reduced cast of characters and a fairly straightforward storyline. And yet we are so accustomed to granting privilege to the teller of the tale that we tend not to question the accuracy ...
... course, is a much more compact work with a greatly reduced cast of characters and a fairly straightforward storyline. And yet we are so accustomed to granting privilege to the teller of the tale that we tend not to question the accuracy ...
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... course he had done so at first sight. His love grows on each successive night, though he does not declare himself until the fourth night, when it seems unlikely that the former lodger will come to the appointed spot by the canal, even ...
... course he had done so at first sight. His love grows on each successive night, though he does not declare himself until the fourth night, when it seems unlikely that the former lodger will come to the appointed spot by the canal, even ...
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... course, the Pawnbroker defends his right to make a living, but we see as well that he enjoys the power of the situation, he relishes his 'triumph over her' even before they are married. After an incident with his revolver, he declares ...
... course, the Pawnbroker defends his right to make a living, but we see as well that he enjoys the power of the situation, he relishes his 'triumph over her' even before they are married. After an incident with his revolver, he declares ...
المحتوى
CHAPTER 9 | |
CHAPTER 10 | |
CHAPTER 11 | |
CHAPTER 12 | |
CHAPTER 13 | |
CHAPTER 14 | |
CHAPTER 15 | |
CHAPTER 16 | |
NASTENKAS STORY | |
THE THIRD NIGHT | |
THE FOURTH NIGHT | |
MORNING | |
A CHRISTMAS PARTY AND A WEDDING | |
A NASTY BUSINESS | |
THE GAMBLER | |
CHAPTER 2 | |
CHAPTER 3 | |
CHAPTER 4 | |
CHAPTER 5 | |
CHAPTER 6 | |
CHAPTER 7 | |
CHAPTER 8 | |
CHAPTER 17 | |
BOBOK | |
THE MEEK ONE | |
THE DREAM OF A RIDICULOUS MAN | |
II | |
III | |
IV | |
V | |
Notes | |
Appendix II Table of Ranks | |
Appendix III A Note about Money in The Gambler | |
ROUBLES AND THALERS | |
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