The Gambler

The Gambler

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The Pequod Review:

Written to pay off his own gambling debts, Fyodor Dostoevsky's The Gambler is a short novel about a young tutor (Alexey) who works for the family of a powerful Russian general. When Alexey develops a gambling addition and falls in love with the general's manipulative niece, his life begins to spiral out of control.