Name: The Gambler
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Author: Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky
ISBN: 9781502894359

The Gambler

Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky

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. Although Alexey demonstrates that he is a winner, in the end he is shown to be a loser; that is, a man victim -not of his heart- but of his intellect, which harbors the eccentric theory that extreme humiliation may not only heal a broken heart, but also repair the soul. While the plotting Polina breaks his heart, his roulette addiction bankrupts him. The narrator, Alexei Ivanovich, bears a strong family resemblance to his cousins Roskalnikov, and the Underground man, whose quirky points of view disdain status, wealth, and self-importance, while favoring an affinity for nothingness.

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Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoyevsky (1821 - 1881), sometimes transliterated Dostoevsky, was a Russian novelist, short story writer, essayist, journalist and philosopher. Dostoyevsky's literary works explore human psychology in the troubled political, social and spiritual atmosphere of 19th-century Russia and engage with a variety of philosophical and religious themes. He began writing in his 20s and his first novel, Poor Folk, was published in 1846 when he was 25. His major works include Crime and Punishment (1866), The Idiot (1869), Demons (1872) and The Brothers Karamazov (1880). Dostoyevsky's oeuvre consists of 11 novels, three novellas, 17 short stories and numerous other works. Many literary critics rate him as one of the greatest psychologists in world literature. His 1864 novella Notes from Underground is considered to be one of the first works of existentialist literature. Born in Moscow in 1821, Dostoyevsky was introduced to literature at an early age through fairy tales and legends and through books by Russian and foreign authors. His mother died in 1837 when he was 15 and around the same time he left school to enter the Nikolayev Military Engineering Institute. After graduating, he worked as an engineer and briefly enjoyed a lavish lifestyle, translating books to earn extra money. In the mid-1840s he wrote his first novel, Poor Folk, which gained him entry into St. Petersburg's literary circles. In the following years, Dostoyevsky worked as a journalist, publishing and editing several magazines of his own and later A Writer's Diary, a collection of his writings. He began to travel around western Europe and developed a gambling addiction, which led to financial hardship. For a time, he had to beg for money, but he eventually became one of the most widely read and highly regarded Russian writers. His books have been translated into more than 170 languages. Dostoyevsky was influenced by an incredible variety of philosophers and authors. His writings were widely read both within and beyond his native Russia and influenced an equally great number of later writers and philosophers.