The Gambler: With the Diary of Polina Suslova

Unter den späten Erzählungen und kürzeren Romanen, die in diesem Buch zusammengestellt sind, ist natürlich "Der Spieler" von besonderem Interesse, hat doch Dostojewski lange mit seiner Spielsucht kämpfen müssen und mehrfach hohe und höchste Beträge verloren, vor allem in den Spielbanken von Wiesbaden und Baden-Baden. Die hier versammelten Romane und Novellen werden als die "kleinen Meisterwerke" des Dichters bezeichnet, die in der Reifezeit seines Schaffens entstanden sind. The Gambler Paints A Stark Picture Of The Attractions--and Addictions--of Gambling. Using Skillful Characterization, Dostoevsky Faithfully Depicts Life Among The Gambling Set In Old Germany. This Probing Psychological Novel Explores The Tangled Love Affairs And Complicated Lives Of Alexey Ivanovitch, A Young Gambler, And Polina Alexandrovna, The Woman He Loves. The Gambler / By F. Dostoevsky -- Polina Suslova's Diary -- The Stranger And Her Lover / By P. Suslova -- Selected Letters. Fyodor Dostoevsky ; Translated By Victor Terras ; Edited By Edward Wasiolek. Includes Additional Selections By P. Suslova, All Translated From Gody Blizosti S Dostoevskim, Plus Portions Of Letters By Dostoevsky. 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. Cover 1 Title Page 6 Copyright 7 CONTENTS 8 Introduction by Edward Wasiolek 10 The Gambler 44 One 46 Two 58 Three 66 Four 73 Five 80 Six 91 Seven 101 Eight 110 Nine 121 Ten 133 Eleven 149 Twelve 161 Thirteen 177 Fourteen 192 Fifteen 203 Sixteen 216 Seventeen 229 Polina Suslova's Diary 242 The Stranger and Her Lover by Polina Suslova 346 Selected Letters 378 'Contents, The gambler/ (by) Fyodor Dostoevsky - Polina Suslova's diary - The stranger and her lover/ (by) Polina Suslova - Selected letters.' - contents note.