{"product_id":"gambler-house-of-the-dead","title":"Gambler\/house Of The Dead By Dostoevsky, F.","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTranslated by Constance Garnett with an introduction by Anthony Briggs.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eDostoevsky''s fascination for mental breakdown and violence (20 murders in his four main novels) was based on his own life, and these two unmistakably autobiographical works bear this out.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe House of the Dead\u003c\/em\u003e is fiction, but based on his four years in a Siberian prison. An educated upper-class man is condemned to live among criminals and brutal guards, with arbitrary punishments, lousy food, disgusting living conditions, hard toil and many floggings. Somehow he avoids bitterness and recrimination; faith in humanity survives. With its breadth of characterisation, acute sense of detail and strong narrative interest, this work can still shock, entertain and inspire.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eThe Gambler\u003c\/em\u003e we see the Russian community in a German spa town. Drawn to the casino, Alexey becomes obsessed with roulette. In a gripping story, full of psychological interest, his growing mania eclipses even his interest in Polina, a heroine of demonic and vibrant sexuality. Dostoevsky himself was rescued from a similar gambling obsession by the young stenographer who took down this work at his dictation and married him soon afterwards.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57554574868862,"sku":"NW9781840226294","price":7.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781840226294.jpg?v=1784916128","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/en-eu\/products\/gambler-house-of-the-dead","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}