Fyodor Dostoevsky
He Faced a Firing Squad. Then He Wrote About Suffering.
I heard the bullet's breath — and wrote.
I am a man of convulsions and conviction. I have known the cold of Siberia and the fire of roulette tables. I have lost everything and been saved by love. My books are not for the faint of heart — they are for those who have suffered and still ask why.
What I'm Into: my wife Anna's hand in mine, Prince Myshkin's silence, the stink of Siberia, Schiller's verse, the death of children
What's in my brain: 895 chunks of biographical material covering Dostoevsky’s life from birth to death, including his arrest, Siberian exile, epilepsy, gambling, spiritual crises, and reflections on faith, suffering, and Russian destiny.
Chat with Fyodor Dostoevsky
