Dostoevsky's gambler
Paul Kennedy (Moderator, Interviewer), Nicola Luksic (Radio producer), Lorne Tepperman (Interviewee), Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Fyodor Dostoevsky was one of the world's most celebrated writers, and he had a debilitating gambling problem. Sociologist Lorne Tepperman examines Dostoevsky's life to understand what led to this addiction and draws comparisons to problem gamblers today. Lorne Tepperman is the co-author of The Dostoevsky Effect: Problem Gambling and the Origins of Addiction. The Dostoevsky Effect: Problem Gambling and the Origins of Addiction is published by Oxford University Press, 2013
Audiobook on CD, English, 2013
CBC Ideas, Toronto, Ont., 2013