Lapvona: A Novel
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- Synopsis
- An Instant New York Times Bestseller!&“Lapvona flips all the conventions of familial and parental relations, putting hatred where love should be or a negotiation where grief should be . . . Through a mix of witchery, deception, murder, abuse, grand delusion, ludicrous conversations, and cringeworthy moments of bodily disgust, Moshfegh creates a world that you definitely don&’t want to live in, but from which you can&’t look away.&” —The AtlanticIn a village buffeted by natural disasters, a motherless shepherd boy finds himself part of a power struggle that puts the community&’s faith to a savage test, in a spellbinding novel that represents Ottessa Moshfegh&’s most exciting leap yetLittle Marek, the abused and delusional son of the village shepherd, believes his mother died giving birth to him. One of Marek&’s few consolations is his enduring bond with the blind village midwife, Ina, who suckled him when he was a baby. For some people, Ina&’s ability to receive transmissions of sacred knowledge from the natural world is a godsend. For others, Ina&’s home in the woods is a godless place.The people&’s desperate need to believe that there are powers that be who have their best interests at heart is put to a cruel test by their depraved lord and governor, especially in this year of record drought and famine. But when fate brings Marek into violent proximity to the lord&’s family, new and occult forces arise to upset the old order. By year&’s end, the veil between blindness and sight, life and death, and the natural world and the spirit world will prove to be very thin indeed.
- Copyright:
- 2022
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- Book Size:
- 320 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9780593300275
- Related ISBNs:
- 9780593300268, 9780593300282, 9780593587041, 9780593587058, 9780593607701
- Publisher:
- Penguin Publishing Group
- Date of Addition:
- 10/31/25
- Copyrighted By:
- Ottessa Moshfegh
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- History, Literature and Fiction, Science Fiction and Fantasy
- Submitted By:
- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.