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NAMED A MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF 2022 BY The Millions, Harper's Bazaar, New York Magazine, LitHub, AV Club, and more In a village in a medieval fiefdom buffeted by natural disasters, a motherless shepherd boy finds himself the unlikely pivot of a power struggle that puts all manner of faith to a savage test, in a spellbinding novel that represents Ottessa Moshfegh?s most exciting leap yet Little Marek, the abused and delusional son of the village shepherd, never knew his mother; his father told him she died in childbirth. One of life?s few consolations for Marek is his enduring bond with the blind village midwife, Ina, who suckled him when he was a baby, as she did so many of the village?s children. Ina?s gifts extend beyond childcare: she possesses a unique ability to communicate with the natural world. Her gift often brings her the transmission of sacred knowledge on levels far beyond those available to other villagers, however religious they might be. For some people, Ina?s home in the woods outside of the village is a place to fear and to avoid, a godless place.? ? ????Among their number is Father Barnabas, the town priest and lackey for the depraved lord and governor, Villiam,

Who reads Lapvona : A Novel?

Author

Ottessa Moshfegh; Overdrive Inc

Publisher

Penguin Publishing Group; Penguin Press

Published

2022

Language

EN

ISBN

9780593300268

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Fiction, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction

Rating

4 / 5 (1,758 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14