{"product_id":"the-gambler-hardcover","title":"The Gambler (Hardcover)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eThis striking gift edition presents Dostoevsky's classic work\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Gambler\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e, featuring a luxurious, silver-embossed cover design, gilded page edges and patterned endpapers.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this gripping literary classic, Alexei Ivanovich is tutor to a Russian family. They are bankrupt and eagerly awaiting the death of 'Grandmother'. Alexei falls in love twice: first, with the beautiful but impossible Polina; and second, with the game of roulette. His addiction turns out to be shared by Grandmother who suddenly appears, very much alive, and willing to gamble down to her last banknote.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Gambler\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a mesmerizing and thought-provoking work that showcases Dostoevsky's unparalleled ability to explore the complexities of the human condition.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003epocket-sized gift edition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e contains the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eclassic and unabridged text\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, presented with a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003esilver embossed cover design\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eivory pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ebeautifully designed endpapers\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003esilver\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003egilded page edges.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Part of the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eArcturus\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eOrnate Classics\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e series, this book makes wonderful gift for any lover of classic fiction.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fyodor Dostoyevsky","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45493270872242,"sku":"9781398834392","price":295.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0562\/9191\/8002\/files\/185275_416482_667cbce4792ce9.19330854_9781398834392.jpg?v=1749131874","url":"https:\/\/www.wordsworth.co.za\/products\/the-gambler-hardcover","provider":"Wordsworth Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}