The Gambler, Fyodor Dostoevsky Translated by C. J. Hogarth
The Gambler, Fyodor Dostoevsky Translated by C. J. Hogarth
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The Gambler

Author: Fyodor Dostoevsky; Translated by C. J. Hogarth

Narrator: Simon Prebble

Unabridged: 6 hr 15 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/04/2010

Categories: Fiction, Classic


Synopsis

The Gambler paints a stark picture of the attractionsand addictionsof 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 Alexei Ivanovitch, a young gambler, and Polina Alexandrovna, the woman he loves.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Vit on September 30, 2023

The narrator is a little man but he is being torn apart by the great passions: Love… Something had seemed to strike my brain when she told me to go and play roulette. Strangely enough, that something had also seemed to make me hesitate, and to set me analysing my feelings with regard to her. In fact,......more

Goodreads review by Araz on May 28, 2018

" يرتكب الانسان حماقات كثيرة في حياته ،،ليس لأنه أحمق بالضرورة ، بل ربما يدفع نفسه للحماقة رغماً عنه " يعجبني أن يتناول الروائي موضوعاً بهذه الواقعية الشديدة ،، يبهرني أن أقرأ عملاً بهذا العمق والدقة في سبر أغوار شخصية إنسانية تملئ عالمنا ونجدها بكثرة من حولنا ونفشل في إدراك نفسية ذلك الإنسان ولا نلم......more