Project Gutenberg 2014-06-27 Public domain in the USA. 92 Dostoyevsky, Fyodor 1821 1881 Dostoevsky, Fyodor Dostoievski, Fédor Mikhailovitch Достоевский, Фёдор Михайлович Dostoievski, Fiodor Dostoievski, Fedor Mikhailovitch Dostoyevsky, F. M. Dostojewski, Fjodor Michailowitsch Dostoyevsky, Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky, Feodor Pispa, Hanna H. P. Igrok. Finnish Pelaaja Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Gambler_(novel) "Pelaaja" by Fyodor Dostoevsky is a novella written in the late 19th century. The story revolves around a young man who navigates complex relationships within the context of gambling, specifically exploring themes of love, obsession, and desperation as he interacts with a cast of characters including the wealthy General, his stepdaughter Polina, and the enigmatic Mademoiselle Blanche. The protagonist's internal struggles and social commentary provide insight into Russian society and the human condition. At the start of "Pelaaja," the narrator has just returned from a trip, feeling overlooked by his companions who seem more preoccupied with their financial affairs. He describes his tense and awkward interactions with the General, his sister, and Polina, highlighting their complex social dynamics. As he observes the fluctuating fortunes of those around him in Roulettenburg, a well-known gambling resort, he reflects on his own relationship with Polina, struggling between feelings of hatred and love. The opening sets the stage for a tale saturated with existential dilemmas, societal critique, and an intricate web of human emotions fueled by the allure and danger of gambling. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 44.3 (College-level). Difficult to read. fi Psychological fiction Gamblers -- Fiction Gambling -- Fiction Families -- Fiction Russians -- Germany -- Fiction Chance -- Fiction PG Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Psychiatry/Psychology Browsing: Fiction Category: Novels Category: Russian Literature 325967 2025-06-22T22:53:14.779131 text/html 325785 325786 2024-10-20T12:34:36.424509 2023-09-21T09:04:11.250050 text/html text/html 178241 2025-06-22T22:53:30.802029 application/epub+zip 182630 2025-06-22T22:53:22.461077 application/epub+zip 182630 2025-06-22T22:53:17.238083 application/epub+zip 310734 2025-06-22T22:53:38.188974 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 289510 2025-06-22T22:53:30.097032 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 269196 2022-09-22T09:22:10.042958 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 296851 2025-06-22T22:53:14.228103 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 277254 2024-10-24T17:30:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 13603 2025-06-22T22:53:38.342970 application/rdf+xml 9345 2025-06-22T22:53:21.844057 image/jpeg 2541 2025-06-22T22:53:21.549058 image/jpeg 175117 2025-06-22T22:53:14.809120 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia