The Gambler (novella) - Definition and Overview

The Gambler is a novella by Fyodor Dostoyevsky about a young tutor in the employ of a formerly wealthy Russian civil servant.

The book was the basis of an opera by Sergei Prokofiev, also called The Gambler.

Spoiler warning: Plot or ending details follow.

The family vacations abroad in Germany, where the narrator accumulates wild success and loss at the roulette tables.

External links

etext: The Gambler (http://www.pagebypagebooks.com/Fyodor_Dostoevsky/The_Gambler/)
Free eBook of The Gambler (http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/2197) at Project Gutenberg

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