by Charles James Hogarth (Translator), Fyodor Dostoyevsky (Author)

The Gambler is a short novel by Fyodor Dostoyevsky about a young tutor in the employment of a formerly wealthy Russian general. The novella reflects Dostoyevsky's own addiction to roulette, which was in more ways than one the inspiration for the book: Dostoyevsky completed the novella under a strict deadline to pay off gambling debts.

Author Biography

Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoyevsky (11 November 1821 - 9 February 1881), was a Russian novelist, short story writer, essayist, journalist and philosopher.