{"product_id":"2940000746639","title":"The Gambler","description":"A compulsive gambler himself at a certain period of his life, Dostoyevsky wrote this novel with real authority. Set in the appropriately named Roulettenburg, a German spa with a casino and an international clientele, it concerns the gambling episodes, tangled love affairs, and complicated lives of Alexey Ivanovitch, a young gambler; Polina Alexandrovna, the woman he loves; a pair of French adventurers, and other characters.\u003cbr\u003eAlthough not as dark as some of Dostoyevsky's other works, \u003ci\u003eThe Gambler\u003c\/i\u003e nevertheless offers a grim and psychologically probing picture of the fatal attractions of gambling. Among its strengths are its well-drawn characters — Aunt Antonida, although lightly sketched in, is especially delightful — and its faithful depiction of life among the gambling set in fashionable German watering holes.","brand":"B\u0026R Samizdat Express","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47120765026544,"sku":"2940000746639","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940000746639_p0.jpg?v=1763545100","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940000746639","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}