Erich Böhme Books






Autorova románová prvotina je tragickým příběhem dobrého a charakterního kupeckého syna, kterého zničilo zatuchlé prostředí jeho rodiny a třídy. Příběh člověka, který nezapadal a vlastně ani nechtěl zapadnout mezi sobě podobné. Je to také ukázka ruské společnosti doby, v níž se děj odehrává a vhled do ošemetnosti rodinných vztahů.
The Gambler
- 224 pages
- 8 hours of reading
Inspired by Dostoevsky’s own gambling addiction and written under pressure in order to pay off his creditors and retain his rights to his literary legacy, The Gambler is set in the casino of the fictional German spa town of Roulettenburg and follows the misfortunes of the young tutor Alexei Ivanovich. As he succumbs to the temptations of the roulette table, he finds himself engaged in a battle of wills with Polina, the woman he unrequitedly loves. With an unforgettable cast of fellow gamblers and figures from European high society, this darkly comic novel of greed and self-destruction reveals Dostoevsky at his satirical and psychological best.
Memoiren. Erster Band
- 381 pages
- 14 hours of reading
Deutsch-deutsche Pressefreiheit
- 287 pages
- 11 hours of reading