The Gambler [Paperback]

Its story of passion and despair is based on Dostoevsky's own experience as a compulsive gamblerbut Dostoevsky was able to break away, whereas Alexei vows to quit as soon as he breaks evenan event, it is clear, that will never happen.Dostoevsky's short novel is told in the first person by a young man, Alexei, who is addicted to gambling.