The Double and The Gambler

Second, The Gambler, a stunning psychological portrait of a young man's exhilarating and destructive addiction, a compulsion that Dostoevsky - who once gambled away his wife's wedding ring- knew intimately from his own experience.

In al doilea rand, Jucatorul, un portret psihologic uimitor al dependentei exaltante si distructive a unui tanar, o compulsie pe care Dostoievski - care odata a pierdut verigheta sotiei sale la jocuri de noroc - o cunostea intim din propria experienta.