Abstract: The urban writing in modern Chinese literature has not fully presented the various characteristics of modern cities. French critic Bachelard's interpretation of Comte de Lautréamont reveals his aggressive primitive wilderness. Dostoevsky explores in a series of works the primitive wilderness deep in human mind in the forms of superman philosophy and nihilism. Meanwhile, he explores the possibility of spiritual redemption. How to find spiritual redemption is a challenge that modern city dwellers face.

Key words: urban literature, primitive wilderness, redemption, Dostoevsky