What is the title of Leskov's first published short story?
The Extinguished Flame
The Musk-Ox
No Way Out
The Life of a Peasant Woman
Answer
The Extinguished Flame is the title of Nikolai Leskov's first published short story. It was published in 1863 and tells the story of a young woman who is forced to marry a man she does not love. The story is set in a small village in Russia and is full of vivid descriptions of the local landscape and customs.
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