&sq=&lang=&file=File:The_Gambler_(novel)_1866_first_edition_cover.jpg) Title page of first edition. Note the archaic spelling ИГРОКЪ | |
| Author | Fyodor Dostoevsky |
|---|---|
| Original title | Игрокъ (modern spelling without ъ) |
| Language | Russian |
| Genre | Novel |
| Set in | "Roulettenbad", Grand Duchy of Hesse, 1863 |
| Publisher | Fyodor Stellovsky |
Publication date | 1866 |
| Publication place | Russian Empire |
Published in English | 1887 |
| Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
| Pages | 191 |
| 891.733 | |
| LC Class | PG3326 .I4 |
| Preceded by | Crime and Punishment |
| Followed by | The Idiot |
| Text | The Gambler at Wikisource |
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. Set in a hotel and casino in a German city, the theme of gambling reflects Dostoevsky's own experience of addiction to roulette. Dostoevsky completed the novel in 1866 under a strict deadline to pay off gambling debts.[1]
- ^ "The Gambler by Fyodor Dostoevsky. Search, Read, Study, Discuss". online-literature.com. Retrieved 30 September 2010.