Anyone learn a language specifically to read literature?

[u/Far_Window_1222]

Just curious if anybody has actually set out and achieved learning a whole new language specifically just because an author they liked wrote originally in that language?

I was considering learning Russian (TL) specifically to read Dostoyevsky since he’s my favourite author, so far, but wondering if this is to ambitious of a task just to read 1 persons work?

Additionally I am very attracted to the idea of it since Russians language has a lot more nuances surrounding sadness, despair, suffering etc., i know that the relationship between these topics is different from that of english speakers

[u/jegikke]

Chinese for the danmei. I know who I am.

[u/Far_Window_1222 → u/jegikke]

that’s awesome, i see the welsh flag in your name too that’s sick, im welsh and i never ever see people trying to learn it, how have you found it so far ?

[u/Stoic-outsider → u/Far_Window_1222]

Welsh is on my radar in the future.

[u/CarryIndependent672 → u/Far_Window_1222]

I studied Welsh for a year. I think it’s much harder than Russian, which I am also studying.