"The Gambler and Other Stories" is Fyodor Dostoyevsky's collection of one novell
a and six short stories reflecting his own life - indeed, "The Gambler", a story
of a young tutor in the employment of a formerly wealthy Russian General, was w
ritten under a strict deadline so he could pay off his roulette debts. This volu
me includes "Bobok", the tale of a frustrated writer visiting a cemetery and enj
oying the gossip of the dead; "The Dream of a Ridiculous Man", the story of one
man's plan to commit suicide and the troubling dream that follows, as well as "A
Christmas Party and a Wedding", "A Nasty Story" and "The Meek One".
