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Igrok [The Gambler]
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The novel ‘The Gambler’ has strong autobiographical motives, because Dostoevsky himself was a gambler. The story of the creation of this book is very interesting: having lost his last penny in Wiesbaden, the writer, desperately in need of money, signed a contract with a publishing house, according to which he had to write a novel... in 26 days. These completely implausible terms forced Dostoevsky, for the first time in his life, to use the services of a secretary-stenographer, to whom he dictated the text. Thus, the young Anna Snitkina entered the life of the genius - the woman who was destined to become his wife and muse.
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The novel ‘The Gambler’ has strong autobiographical motives, because Dostoevsky himself was a gambler. The story of the creation of this book is very interesting: having lost his last penny in Wiesbaden, the writer, desperately in need of money, signed a contract with a publishing house, according to which he had to write a novel... in 26 days. These completely implausible terms forced Dostoevsky, for the first time in his life, to use the services of a secretary-stenographer, to whom he dictated the text. Thus, the young Anna Snitkina entered the life of the genius - the woman who was destined to become his wife and muse.
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Data sheet
- Author
- Dostoevskii F.M.
- Publisher
- AST
- ISBN
- 9785171030902
- Format
- Paperback
- Year Published
- 2025
- Pages
- 224
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The novel ‘The Gambler’ has strong autobiographical motives, because Dostoevsky himself was a gambler. The story of the creation of this book is very interesting: having lost his last penny in Wiesbaden, the writer, desperately in need of money, signed a contract with a publishing house, according to which he had to write a novel... in 26 days. These completely implausible terms forced Dostoevsky, for the first time in his life, to use the services of a secretary-stenographer, to whom he dictated the text. Thus, the young Anna Snitkina entered the life of the genius - the woman who was destined to become his wife and muse.