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Lapvona

Moshfegh, Ottessa. Book - 2022 Fiction / Moshfegh, Ottessa, Adult Book / Fiction / Historical / Moshfegh, Ottessa 6 On Shelf No requests on this item Community Rating: 3.2 out of 5

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Call Number: Fiction / Moshfegh, Ottessa, Adult Book / Fiction / Historical / Moshfegh, Ottessa
On Shelf At: Downtown Library, Pittsfield Branch, Traverwood Branch, Westgate Branch

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"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, whose hilltop manor contains a secret embarrassment of riches. 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 Villiam and the priest, 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 upset the old order. By year's end, the veil between blindness and sight, life and death, the natural world and the spirit world, will prove to be very thin indeed"-- Provided by publisher.

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Lovely and dark modern folktale submitted by Sockethair on July 10, 2022, 5:22pm This reads like a myth or a folktale, but in long form. A modern parable, this book captures a time period without being set in a specific time. It tells the story of a village and the characters within it, and how their lives and roles change due to unforeseen circumstances. A very enjoyable read.

Macabre and Bleak submitted by bookasaurusray on July 26, 2022, 11:30pm I don't know if this is the type of book you recommend to people, BUT it is a well-written, grotesque book that strays the most from other Moshfegh books, yet feels very 'Moshfeghian.' The story is strange and dark, yet I couldn't stop reading.

Too much submitted by berkleya on July 13, 2023, 9:12am I love her writing and loved her other books, but this was just too much- characters too terrible, everything too gross.

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PUBLISHED
New York : Penguin Press, 2022.
Year Published: 2022
Description: 304 pages ; 24 cm.
Language: English
Format: Book

ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9780593300268
0593300262

SUBJECTS
Middle Ages -- Fiction.
Midwives -- Fiction.
Fiefs -- Fiction.
Motherless families -- Fiction.
Abused children -- Fiction.
Historical fiction.
Fantasy fiction.