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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... Nights ' and ' The Meek One ' , the Ridiculous Man , another dreamer , has shut himself off from society and is acutely ... night in darkness , as he returns home from visiting a friend some time after eleven o'clock . He emphasizes the ...
... Nights ' and ' The Meek One ' , the Ridiculous Man , another dreamer , has shut himself off from society and is acutely ... night in darkness , as he returns home from visiting a friend some time after eleven o'clock . He emphasizes the ...
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... nights on end about gambling ' . As she writes , ' he had promised me many times not to gamble and had not had the strength to keep his word . But this happiness did come about and it was actually the last time he played ...
... nights on end about gambling ' . As she writes , ' he had promised me many times not to gamble and had not had the strength to keep his word . But this happiness did come about and it was actually the last time he played ...
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... Nights ' . Sessions devoted to ' The Meek One ' and ' Bobok ' with students in my translation seminar at Columbia ... NIGHTS A Sentimental Love Story ( From the Memoirs The Gambler and Other Stories White Nights.
... Nights ' . Sessions devoted to ' The Meek One ' and ' Bobok ' with students in my translation seminar at Columbia ... NIGHTS A Sentimental Love Story ( From the Memoirs The Gambler and Other Stories White Nights.
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... NIGHT It was a wonderful night , the kind of night , dear reader , which is only possible when we are young . The sky was so starry , it was such a bright sky that looking at it you could not help but ask yourself : is it really ...
... NIGHT It was a wonderful night , the kind of night , dear reader , which is only possible when we are young . The sky was so starry , it was such a bright sky that looking at it you could not help but ask yourself : is it really ...
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... night was better than my day ! Here's what happened : I arrived back in the city very late , and it had already struck ten o'clock as I approached my apartment . My path ran along the embankment of the canal , 8 where at that hour you ...
... night was better than my day ! Here's what happened : I arrived back in the city very late , and it had already struck ten o'clock as I approached my apartment . My path ran along the embankment of the canal , 8 where at that hour you ...
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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