The Gambler

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The Gambler (Russian: Игрокъ, romanized: Igrok; modern spelling Игрок) is a short novel by Fyodor Dostoevsky about a young tutor in the employment of a formerly wealthy Russian general. The novella reflects Dostoevsky's own addiction to roulette, which was in more ways than one the inspiration for the book: Dostoevsky completed the novella in 1866 under a strict deadline to pay off gambling debts.

subjects: Translations into English,  Continental european fiction (fictional works by one author),  Gamblers,  Fiction,  Compulsive gamblers,  Fiction, action & adventure,  Fiction, general,  Germany, fiction,  Psychological fiction,  Gamblers -- Fiction,  Gambling -- Fiction,  Families -- Fiction,  Russians -- Germany -- Fiction,  Chance -- Fiction,  Social life and customs,  Manners and customs

Places: Soviet Union,  Russia

Times: 19th century