The Gambler

The Gambler (Russian: Игрокъ, romanized: Igrok; modern spelling Игрок) is a short novel by Fyodor Dostoevsky about a young tutor in the employment of a formerly wealthy Russian general. The novella reflects Dostoevsky's own addiction to roulette, which was in more ways than one the inspiration for the book: Dostoevsky completed the novella in 1866 under a strict deadline to pay off gambling debts.

Set in

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  Wiesbaden · Germany

  primary model for Roulettenburg
  ★ primary
• Baden-Baden · Germany

  spa town composite for Roulettenburg