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A brilliant, penniless, pianist gets a job as tutor to the daughter of a wealthy Russian oligarch living in London and is sucked into a world of obsession and chance.
A modern-day take on Dostoevsky's The Gambler, by writer/actor Dolya Gavanski, with Ed Stoppard, Matthew Marsh and Graham Seed. ...more
A brilliant, penniless, pianist gets a job as tutor to the daughter of a wealthy Russian oligarch living in London and is sucked into a world of obsession and chance.
A modern-day take on Dostoevsky's The Gambler, by writer/actor Dolya Gavanski, with Ed Stoppard, Matthew Marsh and Graham Seed. ...more
Life is a gamble and you need a gambler's attitude to enjoy it. I read the book metaphorically and thoroughly enjoyed it. Only a gambler knows how contemptuous money is.
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Easy, fast read. Intriguing, compelling, enjoyable. I really really enjoyed this novella.
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