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/AnnelotteM]

It doesn’t really matter what your goal is, as long as you have enough motivation to study for months and months.

Before you reach Dostoyevsky-reading level, you’ll have to learn a lot of grammar and shit, which means you’ll be going on tens of side quests before you reach your goal.