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The Gambler

Fyodor Dostoevsky

Form
Form Novel
Year
Year 1866
Originally in
Originally in Russian
Pages
Pages 190

A tutor to a broke Russian family at a German spa town falls into roulette, wins a fortune in one night, and loses everything including the woman he wanted, discovering he prefers the table to any of it.

I have no money for gambling,” I quietly replied.
The Gambler, Fyodor Dostoevsky

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