The Gambler

  • The Gambler
    The Gambler
    By Fyodor Dostoyevsky

    Narrated by the character Alexei, who is addicted to gambling, this short novel is based on Dostoevsky's own experiences as a compulsive gambler.

  • The Gambler
    The Gambler
    By Fyodor Dostoevsky

    In this dark and compelling short novel, Fyodor Dostoevsky tells the story of Alexey Ivanovitch, a young tutor working in the household of an imperious Russian general.

  • The Gambler: Stories of the 60s
    By Fyodor Dostoyevsky

    In this dark and compelling short novel, Fyodor Dostoevsky tells the story of Alexey Ivanovitch, a young tutor working in the household of an imperious Russian general.

  • The Gambler: How Penniless Dropout Kirk Kerkorian Became the Greatest Deal Maker in Capitalist History
    The Gambler: How Penniless Dropout Kirk Kerkorian Became the Greatest Deal Maker in Capitalist History
    By William C. Rempel

    In The Gambler, Rempel illuminates this unknown, self-made man and his inspiring legacy as never before.

  • The Gambler
    The Gambler
    By Fyodor Dostoevsky

    In this dark and compelling short novel, Fyodor Dostoevsky tells the story of Alexey Ivanovitch, a young tutor working in the household of an imperious Russian general.

  • The Gambler: By Fyodor Dostoyevsky
    By Fyodor Dostoevsky

    The novella reflects Dostoyevsky's own addiction to roulette, which was in more ways than one the inspiration for the book: Dostoyevsky completed the novella under a strict deadline to pay off gambling debts.

  • The Gambler: By Fyodor Dostoyevsky - Illustrated
    By Fyodor Fyodor Dostoyevsky

    How is this book unique?

  • The Gambler: How Penniless Dropout Kirk Kerkorian Became the Greatest Deal Maker in Capitalist History
    The Gambler: How Penniless Dropout Kirk Kerkorian Became the Greatest Deal Maker in Capitalist History
    By William C. Rempel

    In The Gambler, Rempel illuminates this unknown, self-made man and his inspiring legacy as never before.

  • The Gambler
    The Gambler
    By F.M. Dostoevsky

    She was hired on the spot and Dostoyevsky dictated The Gambler to her in three weeks, depositing the manuscript at a lawyer's office with two hours to spare. Dostoyevsky liked the new method of composition so much that he employed Anna ...

  • The Gambler
    The Gambler
    By F.M. Dostoevsky

    This true story of Dostoevsky's love affair with Anna Snitkina, the woman he later married is interwoven with scenes from his novella, The Gambler, as he dictates it.

  • The Gambler
    The Gambler
    By Fyodor Dostoyevsky

    The Gambler

  • The Gambler
    The Gambler
    By Fyodor Dostoyevsky

    In this succinct but powerful novel, the Russian master examines the irresistible impulses in human nature that take us to the dark side. The heroine of the story, Polina, is based on Polina Suslova, Dostoyevsky's lover in 1862-63.

  • The Gambler
    The Gambler
    By Fyodor Dostoyevsky

    In this succinct but powerful novel, the Russian master examines the irresistible impulses in human nature that take us to the dark side. The heroine of the story, Polina, is based on Polina Suslova, Dostoyevsky's lover in 1862-63.

  • The Gambler: Romancing Lady Luck
    The Gambler: Romancing Lady Luck
    By Billye B. Currie

    This is the first ever book on gamblers and gambling from a Jungian perspective. Most studies of gambling activities focus on addiction to the game(s), but this book covers the gamut, from recreational to pathological gambling.

  • The Gambler
    The Gambler
    By Christine Dwyer Hickey

    "Christine Dwyer Hickey paints a disturbingly accurate picture of a family's slow decline. The shadowy figure of the dancer reappears while his son, the gambler of the title, struggles through...

  • The Gambler: New Translation
    The Gambler: New Translation
    By Fyodor Dostoevsky

    With an unforgettable cast of fellow gamblers and figures from European high society, this darkly comic novel of greed and self-destruction reveals Dostoevsky at his satirical and psychological best.

  • The Gambler
    The Gambler
    By Max Brand

    Corcoran’s bed was hot.

  • The Gambler: In Contemporary American English
    The Gambler: In Contemporary American English
    By Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Marciano Guerrero, Marymarc Translations

    The novel is about gambling, though it may be viewed as an allegory of hazard that is life itself; a hazard that includes the struggle for survival, the precariousness of wealth, and the whims of love-existence itself.

  • The Gambler
    The Gambler
    By Fyodor Dostoyevsky

    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 under a strict deadline so he could pay off gambling debts.

  • The Gambler
    The Gambler
    By Jordan Silver

    Stefano Andros is a man with a chip on his shoulder.