Gambler (Russian: ?????? , Igrok ; modern spelling? ?) is a short novel by Fyodor Dostoevsky about a young teacher in the work of a wealthy Russian general. Novella reflects on Dostoevsky's addiction to roulette, which is more than an inspiration for the book: Dostoevsky completes the novel under a tight deadline to pay off gambling debt.
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Inspiration
Fyodor Dostoevsky then agreed a dangerous contract with FT Stellovsky that if he did not give the novel 12 or more autographs on 1 November 1866, Stellovsky would gain the right to publish Dostoevsky's work for nine years, until November 1, 1875, without any compensation. to the author. He recorded parts of his story, then dictated it to one of the first Russian stenographers and his young wife, Anna Grigorevna, who copied it and copied it neatly for him. With his help, he can finish the book on time.
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Plot summary
The first person's narration is told from the point of view of Alexei Ivanovich, a teacher who works for a Russian family who lives in a suite in a German hotel. The family patriarch, General, is indebted to the French de Griers and has mortgaged his property in Russia only to pay a small amount of his debt. After knowing the illness of her wealthy aunt, "Grandma", she sent a telegram stream to Moscow and waited for news of her death. His legacy is expected to pay his debts and get the hands of Mademoiselle Blanche de Cominges in marriage.
Alexei really fell in love with Polina, the General's stepchild. He asked her to go to the city casino and place a bet for her. After hesitation, he gave up and finally won at the roulette table. He returns to him victory, but he will not tell him the reason he needs the money. He just laughs in his face (as he did when he confesses his love) and treats him with cold ignorance, if not really evil. He only learns the details of General and Polina's financial situation later on in the story through his old acquaintance, Mr. Astley. Astley was a shy Englishman who seemed to share Alexei's feelings for Polina. He comes from a British nobleman and has a lot of money.
One day when Polina and Alexei were walking, he vowed to take it away. He tells her while walking in Schlangenberg (mountain in the German city) that all he has to do is give a word and he will gladly walk from the edge and fall to his death. After that, they see Baron and Baroness Wurmerhelm. Polina challenges him to insult an aristocratic couple and he does so with little hesitation. This sparked a series of events detailing Mademoiselle Blanche's interest in the General and getting Alexei fired as a lecturer of the General's children. Shortly after this, Grandma showed up and shocked the debtor and was indebted. He tells them all that he knows all about the debts of the Generals and why the French and women wait around the suite day after day. He left the death-wage party by saying that none of them earned his money. He then asked Alexei to be his guide around the city famous for its healing waters and famous for its casino where the tables are stacked with piles of gold; he wants to gamble.
After being escorted to the roulette table, he plays and wins 13,000 Friedrichs d'ors (7000-8000 rubles), a large sum of money. After returning briefly to the hotel, he returns to the roulette table and he starts getting bugs; before he left town, he lost over a hundred thousand rubles in three days.
When Alexei returned to his room after sending Granny to the train station, he was greeted by Polina. He shows him the letter in which de Criet says he has begun legal proceedings to sell the mortgaged property General to him, but he returns the property of fifty thousand rubles to the General for the sake of Polina. de Criet says he feels he has fulfilled all his obligations like that. Polina told Alexei she was mistress de Criet and she wished she had fifty thousand to throw Criet's face. Upon hearing this, Alexei ran out of the room and headed for the casino where he was in a rush of rush in victory within hours, two hundred thousand florins (100,000 francs) and became a rich man. When he returns to his room and Polina is waiting, he empties his pockets full of gold (Alexei estimates weighs about 4 kilograms (8.8 pounds)) and paper money into bed. At first she accused him of trying to buy her like de Criet, but then she hugged him. They fell asleep on the couch. The next day, he asked for fifty thousand rubles (25,000 francs) and when he gave it to him, he threw the money into Alexei's face and fled to Mr. Astley (they had secretly met and exchanged notes and he was supposed to meet him the night before but came up with a mistake to Alexei's room). He did not see her anymore.
After learning that the General would not get his inheritance and that Prince Nilski had no money, Mademoiselle Blanche left the hotel with his mother/escort to Paris and seduced Alexei to follow him. Alexei went with them, and they stayed together for almost a month, allowing Mlle Blanche to spend all his wealth on personal expenses, chariots and horses, evening dances, and Mlle Blanche wedding party. After obtaining financial guarantees, to gain acceptable status in society, Mlle Blanche suddenly marries the General, who follows him to Paris.
Alexei started gambling to survive. One day he passes Mr. Astley on a park bench in Bad Homburg and talks to him. He knows from Astley that Polina is in Switzerland and really loves him. Astley says that Grandma has died and left Polina and the children are financially secured. The general has died in Paris. Astley gave him money, but showed little hope that he would not use it to gamble. Alexei went home dreaming of going to Switzerland the next day and recalling what made him win at the roulette table in the past.
Character
In order of appearance:
Chapter 1
- Alexei Ivanovich - Narrator of the story; nobles, wise men. The Young Nadjenka and Misha's youth tutors. Pathologically in love with Polina Alexandrovna: "... two days ago in Schlangenberg you challenged me, and I whispered: say the word and I will jump to this abyss If you say that word then I will jump."
- General - Sagorjanski, 55, a widower, falls in love with Mlle Blanche. Adjacent to the Marquis Des Grieux because the latter made the lack of public funds that the general had to go through before he could hand over his government post.
- Polina Alexandrovna Praskovja - The General's stepson. With great effort to manipulate the beaten narrator. No matter what it takes to gamble.
- Maria Filippovna - Madame General?
- Marquis des Grieux - "Little French", called "Monsieur le Comte" by the servants. Pompous, leveraging on the finances at the dinner table. Very concerned that the General received his inheritance so des Grieux could be paid back.
- Sir. Astley - England, Lord Piebrook's nephew, serves as a steady influence on Alexei Ivanovich. "I've never met a shy man... very nice and calm". Much richer than des Grieux.
Chapter 3
- Mademoiselle Blanche de Cominges - The Fellowship General, assumed a French nobility woman. About 25, "high and well-constructed, with a beautiful shoulder... his hair was black like ink, and there was a terrible amount, enough for two haircut styles... He dressed neat, rich, with a chic >, but with high tastes. " Refreshing The General is only as far as he is interested in his prospective heritage.
Chapter 6
- Baroness Wurmerhelm - "... short and extraordinary fat, with a very fat chin, frayed, so his neck can not be seen at all. rude He walks as if he's doing all the honors. "
- Baron Wurmerhelm - "... dry, tall, his face, like the German face usually, is bent and covered with thousands of small wrinkles; forty-five years... Pride like peacocks. Somewhat awkward ".
Chapter 9
- Antonida Vasilevna Tarasevitcheva - His mother the General, named la baboulinka (Grandmother). "... tough and rich, seventy-five-year-old... landowner and grande dame Moscow... eager, complacent, straight-backed, shouting loudly and commanding, scolding everyone..." Bringing an instant likes roulette , with disastrous consequences.
- Potapits - The grandmother's butler
- Marfa - Grandmother's Maid, "forty-year-old girl, red-cheeked but graying..."
- Madame de Cominges (no dialogue) - Considered mother of Mlle Blanche; called "Madame la Comtesse" by the waiters.
- The Little Prince (no dialogue) - Companion to Mlle Blanche when it appears there may be a problem with The General's legacy.
- Fedosja (no dialog) - General Nanny
- Prince Nilski (no dialog)
Chapter 15
- Albert (no dialogue) - Military officer in Paris, Mlle Blanche lover
Adaptation
This novel is the basis of the opera by Sergei Prokofiev, also called The Gambler .
Some movies have been inspired by the book. The Great Sinner, a loose adaptation, starring Gregory Peck and Ava Gardner under the direction of Robert Siodmak in 1949. 1972 co-production of USSR and Czechoslovakia by Lenfilm studio and Barrandov Studios, directed by Alexei Batalov who follows the book this is closer. Some see the The Gambler (1974) written by James Toback, directed by Karel Reisz and starring James Caan, Paul Sorvino, and Lauren Hutton as a loose adaptation of the story in a 20th-century American setting. The Gamblers , a German film released in 2007, directed by Sebastian Bieniek. There are also two films based on Dostoyevsky's life as he writes novels. 1981 Soviet film, Twenty Six Days of the Life of Dostoevsky is the most important. Hungarian Film Director KÃÆ'¡roly Makk The Gambler was released in 1997, and romantic comedy Alex & amp; Emma (freely adapted and with modern settings) was released in 2003. An adaptation of the novel, The Gamblers, is one of Tom Stoppard's unpublished early dramas.
Turkish television series Ezel, Ay Yapim production, references The Gambler throughout the episode.
The Gambler (2014) is an American crime drama directed by Rupert Wyatt from a screenplay by William Monahan, based on an original scenario by James Toback. This is a remake of the 1974 film.
A mini-series TV was broadcasted on the BBC in 1969, and was re-broadcast by the Masterpiece Theater in the US.
The radio playback version was broadcast by BBC Radio 4 in December 2010, written by Glyn Maxwell and directed by Guy Retallack.
A two-part modern adaptation, written by Dolya Gavanski (who also plays "Polina") and titled The Russian Gambler , is broadcast on BBC Radio 4 as part of its Serial Series November 2013 and broadcast again on BBC Radio 4 Extra in March 2018. The cast also included Ed Stoppard as Alexei, Matthew Marsh as Mikhail, Eleanor Bron as Anastasia and Isabella Blake Thomas as Vika.
References
External links
- Compare the English translation of The Gambler
- The gambler in Project Gutenberg
- (in Russian) Full text Gambler in native Russian
- The Gambler public domain audiobook on LibriVox
- Gambler on IMDb
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