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Lapvona

by Ottessa Moshfegh
Ottessa Moshfegh
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In the land of Lapvona, the lord of the land Villiam is cheating the local villagers of their food, their water, their livelihoods. Grotesque and ridiculous, he marries the pregnant and tongueless ex-nun Agata, whom he believes will make him God, and his son will be the second Christ.
It's a land of murder, cannibalism, incest and rape. Despite all of the characters' individual inadequacies and madness, you find yourself completely engrossed in each character's fate, be it Marek, Jude, Agata, Villiam, Lispeth, Ina, Father Barnabas. It's an anti-fairytale within a fairytale - maybe this is what hell on earth looks like? Is it an indictment of humanity, of religion, of grotesque despots?
An original work of brilliance - singular, funny, horrifying and entertaining in equal measure.
© Ottessa Moshfegh 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022

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Publisher: Random House Edition: Unabridged

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  • ISBN: 9781529193763
  • File size: 251147 KB
  • Release date: June 23, 2022
  • Duration: 08:43:13

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  • ISBN: 9781529193763
  • File size: 251181 KB
  • Release date: June 23, 2022
  • Duration: 08:48:09
  • Number of parts: 10
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Fiction Literature Mythology Humor (Fiction)

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Brought to you by Penguin.
In the land of Lapvona, the lord of the land Villiam is cheating the local villagers of their food, their water, their livelihoods. Grotesque and ridiculous, he marries the pregnant and tongueless ex-nun Agata, whom he believes will make him God, and his son will be the second Christ.
It's a land of murder, cannibalism, incest and rape. Despite all of the characters' individual inadequacies and madness, you find yourself completely engrossed in each character's fate, be it Marek, Jude, Agata, Villiam, Lispeth, Ina, Father Barnabas. It's an anti-fairytale within a fairytale - maybe this is what hell on earth looks like? Is it an indictment of humanity, of religion, of grotesque despots?
An original work of brilliance - singular, funny, horrifying and entertaining in equal measure.
© Ottessa Moshfegh 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022

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Fiction Literature Mythology Humor (Fiction)