The Gambler (Unabridged)

Written by Fyodor Dostoevsky

Narrated by Digital Voice Marcus G

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.

In Dostoyevsky's "The Gambler," Alexei, a young tutor entangled with a wealthy family in a German roulette resort, finds himself consumed by an obsessive addiction to gambling. Fueled by a mix of desperation, pride, and a desire to impress his love interest, he spirals into debt and reckless behavior. The story delves into the psychological depths of addiction, exploring themes of self-destruction, societal pressures, and the yearning for redemption. Through Alexei's tormented journey, Dostoevsky masterfully portrays the destructive nature of gambling and the complex struggles of the human condition.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Falcon Press
• Release date: Mar 25, 2022
• ISBN: 9798868653360

Fyodor Dostoevsky

Fyodor Dostoevsky was born in Moscow in 1821. Between 1838 and 1843 he studied at the St Petersburg Engineering Academy. His first work of fiction was the epistolary novel Poor Folk (1846), which met with a generally favourable response. However, his immediately subsequent works were less enthusiastically received. In 1849 Dostoevsky was arrested as a member of the socialist Petrashevsky circle, and subjected to a mock execution. He suffered four years in a Siberian penal settlement and then another four years of enforced military service. He returned to writing in the late 1850s and travelled abroad in the 1860s. It was during the last twenty years of his life that he wrote the iconic works, such as Notes from the Underground (1864), Crime and Punishment (1866), The Idiot (1868) and The Brothers Karamazov (1880), which were to form the basis of his formidable reputation. He died in 1881.