The Gambler and Other Stories

A collection of one novella and six short stories - "The Gambler", "Bobok", "The Dream of a Ridiculous Man", "A Christmas Party and a Wedding", "A Nasty Story" and "The Meek One". 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''.

• | Author: Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Ronald Meyer
• | Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
• | Publication Date: Jul 01, 2010
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• | Language: eng
• | Binding: Paperback / softback
• | ISBN-13: 9780140455090
• | ISBN-10: 0140455094