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What made Dostoevsky's work immortal

How Dostoevsky’s Crafted Timeless Art

Those 18 months seemed far from a “tolerable human condition,” and you’ve got to give him credit for mustering all his talent and courage to not only produce, under such difficult circumstances, another book, but to create a remarkable work of fiction that brought South American literature into the spotlight. If fiction broadens our general awareness, then the writing of an author skilled in analyzing different viewpoints and adept at using language to probe the depths of the human experience also offers us a more profound emotional journey. A wealthy person aiming to write great fiction might move into a middle-class neighborhood to experience the "tolerable human condition," but as long as their pockets remain full, they cannot truly capture the mental anguish of someone facing real financial hardship.This line of thought deserves an essay of its own though.

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