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Der Spieler
Der Spieler | Fjodor Dostojewski
Die Serie "Meisterwerke der Literatur" beinhaltet die Klassiker der deutschen und weltweiten Literatur in einer einzigartigen Sammlung fr Ihren eBook Reader. Lesen Sie die besten Werke groer Schriftsteller,Poeten, Autoren und Philosophen auf Ihrem Reader. Dieses Werk bietet zustzlich * Eine Biografie/Bibliografie des Autors. Der Spieler erschien 1866 kurz nach Schuld und Shne; Dostojewski diktierte ihn seiner Stenotypistin und spteren Ehefrau in nur 26 Tagen. Eingebettet in eine burleske, gelegentlich grotesk komische Geschichte um eine Gruppe von Menschen, die, kurz vor dem finanziellen Ruin stehend, im fiktiven Kurort Roulettenburg auf den Geldsegen einer umfangreichen, alle erlsenden Erbschaft wartet, finden sich przise und detaillierte Beschreibungen der Spielsucht, die Dostojewski aus eigener Erfahrung kannte. (Es liee sich bei Roulettenburg an Wiesbaden denken, wo Dostojewski selbst erstmals Roulette spielte, oder an Bad Homburg diese beiden Stdte nehmen fr sich in Anspruch, Dostojewskis Roulettenburg zu sein. Allerdings wird in der Erzhlung Homburg neben Roulettenburg als nicht identische Stadt genannt.) (aus wikipedia.de)
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motty
The Gambler | Fyodor Dostoyevsky
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My Favorite Book by Dostoyevsky

Short, impactful, and as is customary for him, it manages to unfold particularly complex psychological processes through story and characters. In my work, I have heard stories from gamblers, but reading the book and entering the soul and emotional turmoil of a gambler, even feeling empathy towards him, is certainly beyond my ability to describe the book. It is worth reading not just once.

BookwormAHN Welcome to Litsy 😺 3w
motty @BookwormAHN Thank you very much, it seems this is the place I was looking for without knowing that I was looking. 3w
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eeclayton
The Gambler | Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoyevsky
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I've read quite a few of Dostoevsky's books, but this one was probably the most enjoyable. I'm not saying it's the best, I like his longer works more, but The Gambler is different. It's short and seems light, but of course between the lines you'll find lots of food for thought. It's compulsively readable. It's intense but not overwhelming. The character studies and the exploration of addiction are excellent. I loved the grandmother the best 😁

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Ast_Arslan
The Gambler | Fyodor Dostoyevsky
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I am posting one book per day from my to-be-read collection. No description and providing no reason for wanting to read it. Some will be old, some will be new - don't judge me, I have a lot of books.

Day 117th

Join the fun if you want!

#tbrpile

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rabbitprincess
The Gambler | Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoyevsky
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I‘ll call this a pick because at the moment it is my favourite Dostoevsky novel...mainly because it is short 😂 His protagonists are really hyped up emotionally and are exhausting to read about.
#ShutdownReadathon round 2 book 2

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rabbitprincess
The Gambler | Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoyevsky
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“living under the influence of passing moods, and of my recollections of the tempest which recently drew me into its vortex, and then cast me out again”

the tempest “wrapping me in its folds, until I have lost my sense of order and reality, and continue whirling and whirling and whirling around”

Oh hello pandemic anxiety brain! 😬

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reading-addict.94
The Gambler | Fyodor Dostoyevsky
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Definitely worth of reading. Great book, great writer. I love his work. This is my second favorite book of Dostoyevsky.

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robertkoss
Der Spieler | Fjodor Dostojewski
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8/10

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ClairesReads
The Gambler | Fyodor Dostoyevsky
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Back to Russian Lit because romance is annoying me on @SerialReader

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Tove_Reads
The Gambler | Fyodor Dostoyevsky
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Which book has taken up space on your shelves for the longest? Russian lit is just not my thing...

minkyb Good question! 6y
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elawsan
The Gambler | Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoyevsky
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It was an audio book. It counts, right?

An interesting story about a General, a tutor, a Frenchman, an Englishman, a young woman, a grandmother, casinos, roulette, and of course gambling. Behind the facade of propriety, either love or money seem to drive these characters.

I'm Beginning to delve into the Russian authors. This one is a bit dry, but still a pick.

Poor narration though, and the bits that were in French were atrocious.

#LitsyAtoZ

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AbakusTheCat
The Gambler | Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoyevsky
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always impressed... again and again

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Alireza
The Gambler | Fyodor Dostoyevsky
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Gambler is authentic it is the real thing. What a true gambler knows and sees about and in gambling.

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SerialReader
The Gambler | Fyodor Dostoyevsky
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Dostoyevsky famously rushed to finish this novel to pay off his own gambling debts. But he had to rush because of another bet of sorts with his publisher: if he didn't deliver a novel in time, F.T. Stellovsky could publish his works for 9 years without paying him. He finished in less than a month.