Poor Folk and the Gambler (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780548013397)

Poor Folk and The Gambler is a combined edition of two novellas written by Fyodor Dostoevsky. The first novella, Poor Folk, is a poignant tale of love and poverty set in 19th century Russia. It follows the correspondence between Makar Devushkin, a lowly government clerk, and his beloved Varvara Dobroselova, a young seamstress. Despite their dire financial circumstances, the two share a deep affection for each other and find solace in their letters.The second novella, The Gambler, is a gripping story of addiction, greed, and love set in a fictional German casino town. The protagonist, Alexei Ivanovich, is a tutor who becomes embroiled in a dangerous game of roulette with his employer's family. As his obsession with gambling intensifies, he risks everything he has, including his love for Polina, the employer's stepdaughter.Both novellas are masterpieces of Dostoevsky's early works and showcase his unique ability to delve into the human psyche and explore themes of poverty, love, addiction, and morality. The combined edition offers readers a chance to experience two of Dostoevsky's most compelling works in one volume.1915. Two works from Dostoevsky, Russian novelist, who is considered one of the most outstanding and influential writers of modern literature. Poor Folk, written in epistolary form is his first novel. From the Introduction: These two examples of Dostoevsky�������s art are sketches set in widely differing frames. The one concerns a gambler who frequents the fashionable spas and casinos of Germany; the other consists of a series of love-letters exchanged between two poor folk whose lives are spent amid the slums of St. Petersburg. Yet there is this in common between the two sketches-that each of them ends on a note of hinted tragedy. Both the gambler and the pair of sorrowful lovers ask as the curtain falls: Is there any hope for us. Sometimes it is said of Dostoevsky that he could not see the comedy of life as well as he could the tragedy; yet humor abounds in these two works, even as it does in sundry others by the same author. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

Author: Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky
ISBN-10: 054801339X
ISBN-13: 9780548013397
Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
Language: English
Published: 07/25/2007
Pages: 316
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.40lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.88d