Lapvona By Ottessa Moshfegh

Lapvona By Ottessa MoshfeghIn a village in a medieval fiefdom buffeted by natural disasters, a motherless shepherd boy finds himself the unlikely pivot in 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 yetLittle 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

And how can we learn to let our true colors shine through

Success by design is infinitely better than a win by chance

His reforming agenda is carried out in the grip of a self-interested parliament and a king who fluctuates between romantic passions and murderous rages

When Vivi Ann makes a fateful decision to follow her heart

Do you want to be logical like Einstein

mind-altering tragi-comedy about the Pursuit of Happiness in America

And when Bazarov visits his own doting but old-fashioned parents

it reveals just how different – and yet often very similar - sociopaths are from the rest of the world

leaving behind her family and her home for the first time

‘[This book] is a critical discourse on all aspects of black holes

and edited by his son Patrick

First published in 2000