Pelaaja

Dostoyevsky, Fyodor, 1821-1881Project Gutenberg · United StatesDec 2019

4.5

Word count: 258K words
Chapters: 26

Summary

Project Gutenberg was the first provider of free electronic books, or eBooks. Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, invented eBooks in 1971 and his memory continues to inspire the creation of eBooks and related technologies today.Pelaaja by Fyodor DostoyevskyAuthor: Dostoyevsky, Fyodor, 1821-1881,Language: Finnish, Class: PG: Language and Literatures: Slavic (including Russian), Languages and Literature, Release Date: Jun 27, 2014

Editor's review

This is the Finnish translation of Dostoyevsky's The Gambler, released as a public-domain ebook by Project Gutenberg. Set in a casino, the original unfolds a tight narrative around desire, wishful thinking, and self-destruction, sharply rendering the psychological swings of its characters between winning and losing; it is an important text for understanding Dostoyevsky's style in his shorter fiction. The Finnish translation offers direct material for studying how the work was received and rendered in a Nordic language, and is also suited to readers learning Finnish who wish to improve their reading through literary originals. The electronic edition facilitates paragraph-by-paragraph comparison and searching, but lacks translator's notes and an introduction, so readers must supply the author's biography and creative background themselves. It is best treated as material for both language study and literary analysis rather than light entertainment.

Who it's for

A good fit for

Advanced learners with Finnish reading ability who want to read literary originals
Readers studying the translation and reception of Dostoyevsky's works
Comparative literature readers interested in literature on gambling and human nature
Close readers who need public-domain electronic texts for textual analysis

Not a good fit for

General readers without Finnish who only want a Chinese translation
Readers expecting light, entertaining stories
Beginning researchers who need detailed annotations and scholarly introductions

Reading tips

Learn the background of The Gambler's composition first, then enter the text to reduce comprehension obstacles.
Finnish learners can excerpt psychological description sentences from each chapter for grammar and vocabulary notes.
Read alongside a Chinese or Russian translation and observe how translators handle casino terminology.
After finishing, trace the protagonist's psychological shifts and write a brief analytical note.

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Project Gutenberg United States · Founded in 1971

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FAQ

Can I read this book without knowing Finnish?

Direct reading is not recommended. The main text is in Finnish, with no Chinese parallel text or annotations. Readers without Finnish may choose a translation in Chinese or another familiar language; for research purposes, one may work through it sentence by sentence with a dictionary, though reading efficiency will be low.

What themes does The Gambler mainly address?

The original revolves around characters in a casino, focusing on the desire, wishful thinking, and self-destruction brought by gambling, and depicting psychological swings between winning and losing. For specific plot details, refer to the main text of the translation; this electronic edition includes no synopsis or introduction.

Does this electronic edition have annotations or an introduction?

From the available information, this edition is a public-domain electronic text released by Project Gutenberg and typically contains no modern translator's notes, scholarly introduction, or author chronology. Readers must supply background on Dostoyevsky's life and creative context themselves to better understand the text.

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About the author

Dostoyevsky, Fyodor, 1821-1881 Author

Fyodor Dostoyevsky (1821–1881) was a Russian novelist. Publicly available information on the details of his life in this database is limited, yet his works have had a profound influence. The collection here includes thirty-two of his works, among them Crime and Punishment, The Brothers Karamazov, The Idiot, Notes from the House of the Dead, and The Grand Inquisitor. He often took criminal cases, moral dilemmas, and questions of faith as his subjects, probing his characters' inner divisions, guilt, and longing for redemption. His narratives are tense and dramatic, and his psychological portraiture is especially fine-grained. These works have secured him an important place in world literature and continue to exert a wide influence on later fiction and intellectual discussion.