Who is Fyodor Dostoevsky from The Myth of Sisyphus and Other Essays and what is their importance?

Fyodor Dostoevsky is a 19th century Russian novelist and short story writer whose work embodies many of the questions which Camus investigates in "The Myth of Sisyphus." Dostoevsky's works constantly inquire into the meaning of life and the existence of God and, therefore, start from the some basis as Camus' philosophy. This absurd philosophy is contained especially in his novel "The Possessed." However, Dostoevsky ultimately departs from the absurd principles with which he seems to begin as he ultimately concludes that God exists and that meaning and hope can be found in him. Despite these shortcomings, Camus sees Dostoevsky as a model for the absurd writer.