Musk-ox (Nikolai Leskov)
Title page for Musk-ox (1944 edition, original publication 1863) | |
| Author | Nikolai Leskov |
|---|---|
| Original title | Овцебык |
| Language | Russian |
| Publisher | Otechestvennye Zapiski |
Publication date | 1863 |
| Publication place | Russia |
| Media type | Print (Paperback & Hardback) |
| Followed by | No Way Out |
Musk-Ox (Russian: Овцебык, romanized: Ovtsebyk) is a novella by Nikolai Leskov, first published in the April, No. 4 1863 issue of Otechestvennye Zapiski. According to the author, it was written on 28 November 1862 in Paris, France. The text of the novel has been revised twice, first before its inclusion into the Stories and Sketches by M. Stebnitsky (vol. I, 1867) and later for the first edition of The Works by N.S. Leskov (vol. VI, 1890).