St Petersburg, 1899. Obsessive gambler Rubashov has played every game in town. Now on New Year's Eve, he finds himself on the brink of ruin, and decides to make a bid for the ultimate rush, the biggest gamble ever, to challenge the Devil to a game of poker. Rubashov loses. His punishment is t to go straight to Hell (Hell is full and has been for years), instead he is condemned to immortality. And so begins a monumental trip through Europe, as Rubashov encounters some of the twentieth century's most torious characters.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Vintage Publishing, Vintage
brand
Vintage
GTIN
9780099498247
ISBN-10
0099498243
ISBN-13
9780099498247
eBay Product ID (ePID)
96358558
Product Key Features
Author
Carl-Johan Vallgren
Format
B-Format Paperback, Paperback
Language
English
Topic
General & Literary Fiction
Publication Year
2008
Type
Novel
Genre
General & Literary Fiction
Dimensions
Weight
205g
Depth
19 mm
Height
197mm
Width
129mm
Additional Product Features
Place of Publication
London
Spine
19mm
Literary Period/Movement
0099498243
Audience
General
Translated by
Sarah Death
Author Biography
CARL-JOHAN VALLGREN was born in 1964. He is the author of eight novels, of which The Horrific Sufferings of the Mind-reading Monster Hercules Barefoot...was the first novel to be appear in English. His work has been translated into eleven languages. He lives in Stockholm.