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Nikolai Leskov

Born

in Oryol Gubernia, Russian Federation

February 16, 1831

Died

March 05, 1895

Genre

Fiction

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Николай Лесков
Nikolaj S. Leskow
Nikolai Leskov
Nikolai Lesskow
Nikolaj Semënovič Leskov
Nikolaĭ Semenovich Leskov
Nikolai Ljeskow
Н. С. Лѣсков-Стебницкий
Микола Лєсков

Nikolai Semyonovich Leskov (Russian: Николай Семёнович Лесков; 16 February 1831 — 5 March 1895) was a Russian novelist, short story writer, playwright, and journalist who also wrote under the pseudonym M. Stebnitsky. Praised for his unique writing style and innovative experiments in form, and held in high esteem by Leo Tolstoy, Anton Chekhov and Maxim Gorky among others, Leskov is credited with creating a comprehensive picture of contemporary Russian society using mostly short literary forms. His major works include Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk (1865) (which was later made into an o also:
Николай Лесков
Nikolaj S. Leskow
Nikolai Leskov
Nikolai Lesskow
Nikolaj Semënovič Leskov
Nikolaĭ Semenovich Leskov
Nikolai Ljeskow
Н. С. Лѣсков-Стебницкий
Микола Лєсков

Nikolai Semyonovich Leskov (Russian: Николай Семёнович Лесков; 16 February 1831 — 5 March 1895) was a Russian novelist, short story writer, playwright, and journalist who also wrote under the pseudonym M. Stebnitsky. Praised for his unique writing style and innovative experiments in form, and held in high esteem by Leo Tolstoy, Anton Chekhov and Maxim Gorky among others, Leskov is credited with creating a comprehensive picture of contemporary Russian society using mostly short literary forms. His major works include Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk (1865) (which was later made into an opera by Shostakovich), The Cathedral Clergy (1872), The Enchanted Wanderer (1873), and "The Tale of Cross-eyed Lefty from Tula and the Steel Flea" (1881).

Leskov was born at his parent's estate in Oryol Gubernia in 1831. He received his formal education at the Oryol Lyceum. In 1847 Leskov joined the Oryol criminal court office, later transferring to Kiev where he worked as a clerk, attended university lectures, mixed with local people, and took part in various student circles. In 1857 Leskov quit his job as a clerk and went to work for the private trading company Scott & Wilkins owned by Alexander Scott, his aunt's English husband. He spent several years traveling throughout Russia on company business. It was in these early years that Leskov learned local dialects and became keenly interested in the customs and ways of the different ethnic and regional groups of Russian peoples. His experiences during these travels provided him with material and inspiration for his future as a writer of fiction.

Leskov's literary career began in the early 1860s with the publication of his short story "The Extinguished Flame" (1862), and his novellas Musk-Ox (May 1863) and The Life of a Peasant Woman (September, 1863). His first novel No Way Out was published under the pseudonym M. Stebnitsky in 1864. From the mid 1860s to the mid 1880s Leskov published a wide range of works, including journalism, sketches, short stories, and novels. Leskov's major works, many of which continue to be published in modern versions, were written during this time. A number of his later works were banned because of their satirical treatment of the Russian Orthodox Church and its functionaries. In his last years Leskov suffered from angina pectoris and asthma. He died on 5 March 1895. He was interred in the Volkovo Cemetery in Saint Petersburg, in the section reserved for literary figures. ...more

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	Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk by Nikolai Leskov, Robert Chandler (Goodreads Author) (Translator), Gilbert Adair (Foreword) 3.93 avg rating — 6,395 ratings — published 1865 — 107 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Enchanted Wanderer: Selected Tales by Nikolai Leskov, Tommaso Landolfi (Translator), David Magarshack (Translator), Walter Benjamin (Prefacer), V.S. Pritchett (Introduction) 3.78 avg rating — 3,080 ratings — published 1873 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Steel Flea (Penguin Little Black Classics, #40) 3.61 avg rating — 1,871 ratings — published 1881 — 56 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Enchanted Wanderer and Other Stories by Nikolai Leskov, Richard Pevear (Translator), Larissa Volokhonsky (Translator) 3.81 avg rating — 453 ratings — published 1967 — 42 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Una famiglia decaduta by Nikolai Leskov, Flavia Sigona (Traduttrice) 3.56 avg rating — 244 ratings — published 1874 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Cathedral Folk by Nikolai Leskov, Isabel Florence Hapgood (Translator) 4.11 avg rating — 205 ratings — published 1872 — 40 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Тупейный художник by Nikolai Leskov, Николай Лесков 3.85 avg rating — 210 ratings — published 1883 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Sealed Angel 3.54 avg rating — 163 ratings — published 1872 — 21 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	On the Edge of the World by Nikolai Leskov, Michael Prokurat (Translator) 3.98 avg rating — 139 ratings — published 1875 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Левша 3.76 avg rating — 119 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Now and again in these parts you come across people so remarkable that, no matter how much time has passed since you met them, it is impossible to recall them without your heart trembling.”
― Nikolai Leskov, Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk

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“Katerina Lvovna lived a boring life in the rich house of her father-in-law during the five years of marriage to her unaffectionate husband; but, as often happens, no one paid the slightest attention to this boredom of hers.”
― Nikolai Leskov, Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk

tags: adultery, boredom, women

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“Life has been given us to enjoy.”
― Nikolai Leskov

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Polls

November Short Story/Novella Poll

The Last Question by Isaac Asimov, 16 pages, 1956

46 votes, 25.6%

The Hand by Guy de Maupassant, 32 pages, 1875,

27 votes, 15.0%

Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes by Eleanor Coerr, 80 pages, 1977

26 votes, 14.4%

Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk by Nikolai Leskov 88 pages, 1864

22 votes, 12.2%

The 13 Clocks by James Thurber, 129 pages, 1950

21 votes, 11.7%

"Girl of the Golden West" as found in After Henry by Joan Didion, 12 +- pages, 1992

17 votes, 9.4%

The Devil's Pool by George Sand, 108 pages, 1846

15 votes, 8.3%

The Kit Bag by Algernon Blackwood, 6+ pages, 1908

6 votes, 3.3%

180 total votes

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