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title: "The Gambler and Other Stories (Penguin Classics)"
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# The Gambler and Other Stories (Penguin Classics)

**Brand:** fyodor dostoyevsky, ronald meyer
**Price:** € 36.24
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- **What is this?** The Gambler and Other Stories (Penguin Classics) by fyodor dostoyevsky, ronald meyer
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## Description

A collection of six short stories and one novella from the influential Russian novelist
The Gambler and Other Stories is Fyodor Dostoyevsky's collection of stories reflecting his own life—indeed, "The Gambler," a story of a young tutor in the employment of a formerly wealthy Russian general, was written under a strict deadline so he could pay off his roulette debts. This volume also includes "Bobok," the tale of a frustrated writer visiting a cemetery and enjoying the gossip of the dead; "The Dream of a Ridiculous Man," the story of one man's plan to commit suicide and the troubling dream that follows, as well as "A Christmas Party and a Wedding," "A Nasty Story" and "The Meek One."

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Dimensions | 7.75 x 5.08 x 0.98 inches |
| Edition | 1st |
| Isbn 10 | 0140455094 |
| Isbn 13 | 978-0140455090 |
| Item Weight | 11.1 ounces |
| Language | English |
| Print Length | 386 pages |
| Publication Date | October 26, 2010 |
| Publisher | Penguin Classics |
| Reading Age | 18 years and up |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Superb Dostoyevsky translation, great stories, helpful annotations
*by  on Reviewed in the United States January 15, 2026*

This is a book which I highly recommend. The translation is robust and readable and enjoyable. The best translation of Dostoyevsky I've ever read. I wish this translator had more available, I'd buy it all. The stories are excellent. The standouts are the title selection—which features a love story gone sideways in a manner that will seem bizarre to some and all-too-familiar to persons such as myself, and is a masterful gambling allegory—and a humorous farce in which the head of a government department crashes the wedding party of a clerk from his office, and in spite of having the best intentions, turns the entire affair into a monumental disaster. The book also has footnoted annotations which are erudite and helpful, especially for this American who has never visited Russia and needed to be schooled on some or the basics of Russian culture.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Old book
*by  on Reviewed in the United States March 27, 2026*

Great book. Quite dark.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Close to original text
*by  on Reviewed in the United States October 28, 2023*

I’m always impressed by Wilks command of the language, keeps many of the known stylistic nuances of Dostoevsky (use of repetition, use of Russian folk terms, informal to formal shifts in language) while nonetheless making a very readable contemporary edition. Excellent footnote as in other translations by Wilks.

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