Dostoevsky and the Mystery of Personality

The world of Dostoevsky's literary works is almost entirely populated by bearers of unnamed psychological wounds, inflicted upon them in a distant past that goes beyond the narrative's scope. Isolated from elements of inner life, these "fugitives from depth" become prisoners of the world of external relationships.
In his book, Yuri Corrigan traces the evolution of Dostoevsky's creativity—the gradual formation in the author of a concept of upbringing personality, preparing consciousness for the terrifying and transformative encounter with what lies deep within and beyond the "self".