Its author dictated the book in less than a month to the first graduate of the very first Russian shorthand school. Perhaps he could achieve such speed because of the parallel
Its author dictated the book in less than a month to the first graduate of the very first Russian shorthand school. Perhaps he could achieve such speed because of the parallels of the title character with his own life. That man, Alexei Ivanovich, is in love with Polina, but meets his undoing in the town of Roulettesburg. FTP, identify this 1867 novel by Fyodor Dostoevsky, whose title character has a compulsive mania.
Its author dictated the book in less than a month to the first graduate of the very first Russian shorthand school.
The Gambler or Igrok