1824 – Ottessa Moshfegh – Lapvona | The Book Show

July 04, 2023 00:27:15
1824 – Ottessa Moshfegh – Lapvona | The Book Show
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1824 – Ottessa Moshfegh – Lapvona | The Book Show

Jul 04 2023 | 00:27:15

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Show Notes

Ottessa Moshfegh’s 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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