Teri Vera reviewed El jugador by Fyodor Dostoevsky
Review of 'El jugador' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
Ay, la ludopatía en manos de Dostoyevski se hace hasta contagiosa.
Estupendo bocado.
mass market paperback, 215 pages
French language
Published Sept. 2, 1998 by Mille et Une Nuits.
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.
Ay, la ludopatía en manos de Dostoyevski se hace hasta contagiosa.
Estupendo bocado.