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One of Dostoevsky's weaknesses takes on a symbolic, tangible form in the very essence of his Being: the unhealthy obsession with gambling.
From a young age, he has the passion for card games – but it is only in Europe that he discovers the devilish mirror of his nervousness: Red and Black, roulette, this dangerous game within his primitive duality.
The green felt of Baden, the roulette of Monte Carlo are his most intense ecstasies in Europe: they hypnotize him more than the Madonna of the Sistine, more than Michelangelo's sculptures, more than the Mediterranean landscapes, more than the art and culture of the entire world.
Because there he finds the tension, the ultimate decision: black or red, odd or even, happiness or annihilation, loss or gain – condensed into those seconds when the wheel spins: the tension concentrated within that flash of pain or pleasure, as yearned for by his temperament.
Manufacturer
- Author
- Fyodor Dostoevsky
- Publisher
- Ekdoseis Govosti
- Publishers
- Gavostis Publications
- Type
- Classic Literature
- Cover
- Soft
- Number of Pages
- 160
- Publication Date
- 2015
- Dimensions
- 14x21 cm
- ISBN-13
- 9789604462339
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