#1775 Ottessa Moshfegh - Lapvona | The Book Show

July 26, 2022 00:27:15
#1775 Ottessa Moshfegh - Lapvona | The Book Show
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#1775 Ottessa Moshfegh - Lapvona | The Book Show

Jul 26 2022 | 00:27:15

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Show Notes

Ottessa Moshfegh’s new novel “Lapvona” brings us to a village in a medieval fiefdom buffeted by natural disasters where a motherless shepherd boy finds himself the unlikely pivot of a power struggle that puts all manner of faith to a savage test.

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