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*Subscribe to the STARGIRL Patreon!* Announcements: 1. STARGIRL in-person event is happening! Sunday, July 28 at 10am in Williamsburg (exact location details will be emailed out), a meetup and all-levels yoga class in NYC! Fill out this Google Form to RSVP Space is limited, so serious responses only please 2. Submit your Rants and Raves! Record a 0:30 - 2:00 hot take on a Stargirl of your choice, and email it to me at stargirldirect@gmail.com. I'll play my favorites in forthcoming episodes! Show notes: This week, I'm joined by Holly Friend, a writer and trend forecaster based in London. We delve into the perverted world of Ottessa Moshfegh, one of the most commercially successful fiction writers of the last 10 years. We discuss how she unwittingly predicted / defined a cultural moment with My Year of Rest and Relaxation, her apparent obsession with self-mastery and anti-victimhood, unique sobriety narrative, and how her gross, sensory world compares to Sally Rooney's romantic, cerebral one. Holly Friend is a writer and futurist based in London. She makes sense of the world through identifying trends and narratives, which does as a freeland cultural strategist for brands, and as a fiction writer. Follow Holly on Instagram! Discussed: Diva Discourse, a Beyoncé podcast by my friends Shaan and Enzo Kim is producing and featuring in an upcoming docuseries on Liz Taylor “#TurnOutForWhat” Rock the Vote campaign video (2014) Books by Ottessa: Eileen, My Year of Rest and Relaxation, Lapvona, Homesick for Another World “Ottessa Moshfegh Is Praying for You” Andrea Long Chu in Vulture Ottessa on the Bret Easton Ellis podcast Interview with Ottessa in the Guardian “Jailbait” essay by Ottessa in Granta

A few weeks ago we welcomed Ottessa Moshfegh to Shakespeare and Company. That night we're headed almost back to where it all began by revisiting Moshfegh's second book Eileen, the small town noir that propelled this experimental writer into the bestseller charts and onto the Booker shortlist. Eileen has just been adapted into a Hollywood film—directed by William Oldroyd, starring Anne Hathaway and Thomasin McKenzie, and with a screenplay by Moshfegh and her partner Luke Goebel. So as well as diving into the book—reconnecting with the fresh, smart-mouthed, enchantingly twisted voice of our eponymous narrator—we also discussed the challenges of bringing that voice to the screen, what it felt like to see Eileen embodied, and the difficulty Moshfegh faced—if any— in handing her over to other artists…Buy Eileen here: https://www.shakespeareandcompany.com/books/eileen-2*Ottessa Moshfegh is a fiction writer from New England. Eileen, her first novel, was shortlisted for the National Book Critics Circle Award and the Man Booker Prize, and won the PEN/Hemingway Award for debut fiction. My Year of Rest and Relaxation, Death in Her Hands, and Lapvona, her next three novels, were New York Times bestsellers. She is also the author of the short story collection Homesick for Another World and a novella, McGlue. She lives in Southern California.Adam Biles is Literary Director at Shakespeare and Company. His latest novel, Beasts of England, a sequel of sorts to Animal Farm, is available now. Buy a signed copy here: https://www.shakespeareandcompany.com/books/beasts-of-englandListen to Alex Freiman's latest EP, In The Beginning: https://open.spotify.com/album/5iZYPMCUnG7xiCtsFCBlVa?si=h5x3FK1URq6SwH9Kb_SO3wPhoto by Hugo Clair Torregrosa (c) Shakespeare and Company Paris  Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

​Bookwaves/Artwaves is produced and hosted by Richard Wolinsky. Links to assorted local theater & book venues    Rebecca Makkai, whose latest novel is “I Have Some Questions for You,” just released in trade paperback, in conversation with host Richard Wolinsky. Rebecca Makkai is the author of three earlier novels, The Great Believers, The Hundred Year House and The Borrowers, and one collection of stories, Music for Wartime. This latest novel is a mystery of sorts that takes place in a New England boarding school and involves a murder that took place twenty years earlier, a murder in which an athletic coach was arrested and convicted, but likely isn't the guilty party. In this fast-paced book, Rebecca Makkai takes on the #MeToo movement, misogyny in high school, true crime podcasts, and hidden abuse. The interview was recorded on March 2, 2023 at Green Apple Books on the Park in San Francisco. Photos: Richard Wolinsky. Complete Interview.   ​​ Otessa Moshfegh, recorded while on tour for the acclaimed short story collection, “Homesick for Another World, in the KPFA studios on February 2, 2017. Hosted by Richard Wolinsky. First posted March 28, 2017. The author of the highly acclaimed novel, short-listed for the 2016 Man Booker Prize, “Eileen,” Otessa Moshfegh is the daughter of an Iranian father and Croatian mother, both forced out of Iran following the 1979 revolution. Her stories are filled with dark humor, focusing on how we feel about our bodies and our lives in this physical universe. Her vision is very idiosyncratic. She is currently the author of four novels, most recently Death in her Hands in 2020 and Lapvona in 2022. Otessa Moshfegh is also listed as co-writer for the 2022 film “Causeway,” which is now streaming via an Apple+ subscription. Complete Interview Book Interview/Events and Theatre Links Note: Shows may unexpectedly close early or be postponed due to actors' positive COVID tests. 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Otessa Moshfegh, recorded while on tour for the acclaimed short story collection, “Homesick for Another World, in the KPFA studios on February 2, 2017. Hosted by Richard Wolinsky. First posted March 28, 2017. The author of the highly acclaimed novel, short-listed for the 2016 Man Booker Prize, “Eileen,” Otessa Moshfegh is the daughter of an Iranian father and Croatian mother, both forced out of Iran following the 1979 revolution. Her stories are filled with dark humor, focusing on how we feel about our bodies and our lives in this physical universe. Her vision is very idiosyncratic. She is currently the author of four novels, most recently Death in her Hands in 2020 and Lapvona in 2022. Otessa Moshfegh is also listed as co-writer for the 2022 film “Causeway,” which is now streaming via an Apple+ subscription. The post Otessa Moshfegh, “Homesick for Another World,” 2017 appeared first on KPFA.

In Episode 162, Leigh Stein (author and journalist) joins me to jump into the world of BookTok, the bookish corner of TikTok. We talk about what early elements started this sensation, how creators and their content are different on this platform, and the main audience engaging with the app's evolving algorithm. We also discuss the continuing gap in marketing and authentic social media content, and how we think publishers could address this issue. (Did we solve it?!) Plus, Leigh shares some great book recommendations! This post contains affiliate links through which I make a small commission when you make a purchase (at no cost to you!). CLICK HERE for the full episode Show Notes on the blog. Highlights Leigh kicks off our discussion by defining BookTok and tracing its rapid rise to phenomenon status. We talk about BookTok's current and future trajectory. Leigh brings in some sales stats for the top BookTok authors. We talk about the way younger and younger readers are being drawn to the bookshelves. The appeal of BookTok versus Bookstagram as recommendation media versus social media. The percentage of Gen Z and Millennials that find their next book on BookTok. Addressing the bigger criticisms of TikTok. How the type of content on BookTok differs from the type of content on Bookstagram. The genres that perform the best on BookTok. We talk about the profound impact of BookTok on the publishing industry and how it's reshaping traditional media coverage. The marketing risk of trying to find the balance between authenticity and effective promotion on BookTok. Leigh shares some awesome tips for authors trying to engage with the BookTok community. Leigh's Book Recommendations [39:59] Two OLD Books She Loves Verity by Colleen Hoover | Amazon | Bookshop.org [40:19] Vladimir by Julia May Jonas | Amazon | Bookshop.org  [41:51] Other Books Mentioned It Ends with Us by Colleen Hoover [40:36] Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov [42:33] Two NEW Books She Loves Y / N by Esther Yi | Amazon | Bookshop.org [43:59] Big Swiss by Jen Beagin | Amazon | Bookshop.org [46:10] One Book She DIDN'T Love Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus | Amazon | Bookshop.org [47:41] One NEW RELEASE She's Excited About Victim by Andrew Boryga (March 12, 2024) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [49:54] Other Books Mentioned Yellowface by R. F. Kuang [50:09] Self Care by Leigh Stein [50:45] Last 5-Star Book Leigh Read Birnam Wood by Eleanor Catton | Amazon | Bookshop.org [52:10] Other Books Mentioned The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller [4:49] The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 1) by Rick Riordan [5:02] Lapvona by Ottessa Moshfegh [21:54] Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin [23:26] Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner [23:36] Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry [23:54] A Certain Hunger by Chelsea G. Summers [24:50] City on Fire by Don Winslow [29:14] Diary of a Void by Emi Yagi [30:55] Emotional Labor by Rose Hackman [37:57] My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh [38:39] Other Links LitHub | BookTok is Good, Actually: On the Undersung Joys of a Vast and Multifarious Platform by Leigh Stein YouTube | Simon & Schuster: How 2022's Hottest Cover Was Created About Leigh Stein Website | Instagram | Substack | TikTok  Leigh Stein is a writer interested in what the internet is doing to our identities, relationships, and politics. She is the author of five books, including the critically acclaimed satirical novel Self Care and the poetry collection What to Miss When. Her nonfiction writing has appeared in the New York Times, the Washington Post, the New Yorker online, and more. She was co-founder and executive director of Out of the Binders/BinderCon, a feminist literary nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing the careers of women and gender variant writers.

“I always wanted to write for movies but didn't really admit it until I moved to LA and someone asked me if I wanted to write a movie,” says Ottessa Moshfegh, the novelist turned screenwriter behind Eileen. “I studied other movies and loved learning the new form.” Ottessa's screenplay credits include Causeway and Eileen, and some of her novels are Eileen, My Year of Rest and Relaxation, Death in Her Hands, Lapvona, and McGlue. “It felt totally unnatural in the beginning,” she says of screenwriting. “There's two versions,” says her partner Luke Goebel, in regards to their origin story. “One was the dream and one was the reality. When we met, right from the beginning, we were talking about movies, dreaming about movies, which seemed more like play. Then, there was an opportunity.” Ottessa wrote a draft of McGlue as an adaption, but Causeway, starring Jennifer Lawrence and Brian Tyree Henry, broke the mold for this new craft. “Reality suddenly came knocking with a pretty loud fist,” says Luke. For their partnership, proximity is a factor, jokes the couple, but it's also the intangible effect of a “short=hand.” Ottessa says, “It's really easy to say something or begin to say something and oftentimes, we don't have to finish our sentences.” “I feel comfortable saying I have this tiny shred of an idea and knowing it will be fostered and supported rather than just swatted away. In collaborating, you need to negotiate a lot. We do that constantly and it's safe to agree or disagree, and see things from a new perspective.” This “shared psychic language” of a life together, “shared pain, pleasure and joy,” comes from “fertile grounds for seeds to grow.” For their latest project, Eileen, the story follows a woman's friendship with a new co-worker at the prison facility where she works, but the friendship takes a sinister turn. Want more? Steal my first book, Ink by the Barrel - Secrets From Prolific Writers right now for free. Simply head over to www.brockswinson.com to get your free digital download and audiobook. If you find value in the book, please share it with a friend as we're giving away 100,000 copies this year. It's based on over 400 interviews here at Creative Principles. If you enjoy the podcast, would you please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts? It only takes about 60-seconds and it really helps convince some of the hard-to-get guests to sit down and have a chat (simply scroll to the bottom on your iTunes Podcast app and click “Write Review"). Enjoy the show!

Welcome to Books Without Borders, the podcast where two people in different hemispheres come together to discuss their favourite things: books! In this episode, Nina's been busy with mid-terms, Emma's done lots of reading, and we're both making excellent progress on our reading goals! Send us an email! BooksWithoutBordersPod@gmail.com ————————————————— Books mentioned in this episode: The Graveyard Book - Neil Gaiman Fortunately, the Milk - Neil Gaiman Tangled Hair - Akiko Yosano The Happiest Refugee - Anh Do Lapvona - Ottessa Moshfegh Lolita - Vladimir Nabokov Grace - Morris Gleitzman Why We Broke Up - Daniel Handler We Should Hang Out Sometime - Josh Sundquist The Shepherd King series - Rachel Gillig Her Majesty's Royal Coven series - Juno Dawson The Picture of Dorian Gray - Oscar Wilde The Portrait of Mr W.H. - Oscar Wilde Lord Arthur Savile's Crime - Oscar Wilde The Canterville Ghost - Oscar Wilde Astral Season, Beastly Season - Tahi Saihate If I Had Your Face - Frances Cha Pachinko - Min Jin Lee The Vagrants - Yiyun Li Dracula - Bram Stoker Les Misérables - Victor Hugo Moby Dick - Herman Melville Dune series - Frank Herbert Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - J.K. Rowling Space, Stars, and Slimy Aliens - Nick Arnold Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands - Kate Beaton Derrick of Death - Malvina Lerma The Rich - Rachel Lynch By Accident: A Memoir of Letting Go - Joanne Greene Girls Against God - Jenny Hval ————————————————— Also mentioned: Fantasy Fellowship https://fantasy-fellowship.co.uk/ CAWPILE introduction https://youtu.be/iZhinxtTMFQ CAWPILE V4 https://youtu.be/Z24ckUB-FY4 Ottessa Moshfegh Guardian interview https://amp.theguardian.com/books/2023/may/13/ottessa-moshfegh-im-not-brainstorming-ways-to-freak-people-out-lapvona-paperback Dune https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1160419/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk Dune: Part Two https://www.imdb.com/title/tt15239678/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0926084/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1201607/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk Books Unbound https://www.booksunboundpodcast.com/ Quirine Brouwer https://www.instagram.com/quirinebrouwer?igshid=OGQ5ZDc2ODk2ZA== —— Local Elevator by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1300012 Artist: http://incompetech.com/

Something sinister simmers beneath the surface of suburbia in Eileen, a psychological thriller about pent-up desire, parental neglect and escaping the shackles of the life expected of us. It's a story that first existed as a novel, launching the literary career of Boston-born author Ottessa Moshfegh in 2015. Since then, Ottessa's career has skyrocketed: novels like Lapvona and the tremendous My Year of Rest and Relaxation have seen her lauded as one of her generation's most exciting voices. Or as the fantastic Jia Tolentino once described her, “easily the most interesting contemporary American writer on the subject of being alive, when being alive feels terrible.”Through all that success, though, Eileen has followed her. The character, a secretary at a correctional facility for teenage boys in a small American town, lost in time, never quite left her side in all that time, and in the new film adaptation of her story – penned with husband and screenwriting partner Luke Goebel – it shows. The movie, directed by William Oldroyd, stars Thomasin McKenzie as Eileen and Anne Hathaway as the older woman, Rebecca, she becomes enchanted by. The closer they get, though, the closer Eileen gets to a dark truth involving one of the young inmates at the prison where she works.On this week's show, Ottessa and Luke take time out on a recent trip to London to break down their screenplay and take us inside the mind of the film's Hitchcockian anti-heroine. Ottessa recounts the parts of herself she left on the page when she initially wrote the story, while Luke – a great author in his own right, whose Fourteen Stories, None of Them Are Yours collection is a brilliant read – unravels the meanings of key scenes as he sees them. We also crucially debate whether the festive backdrop of this film – all snow and fairy lights, to the tune of constant carols –  makes this a Christmas movie. This is a spoiler conversation, as ever on Script Apart, so do be sure to check out the movie, in cinemas now, before tuning in.  Script Apart is hosted by Al Horner and produced by Kamil Dymek. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram, or email us on thescriptapartpodcast@gmail.com.Support for this episode comes from ScreenCraft and WeScreenplay.To get ad-free episodes and exclusive content, join us on Patreon.Support the show

Po filmowo-serialowym Bełkocie (nr 11) wracamy do książek. Tym razem Emilia Konwerska, Agata Matkowska i Waldek Mazur chcą zainteresować was powieścią „Lapvona” Ottessy Moshfegh, która w Polsce w przekładzie Teresy Tyszowieckiej ukazała się nakładem Wydawnictwa Pauza. Moshfegh, urodzona w 1981 w Bostonie, pochodząca z wielokulturowej rodziny pisarka jest jednym z gorętszych nazwisk amerykańskiej współczesnej literatury – pismo „Granta” uznało ją za jedną z najbardziej obiecujących pisarek młodego pokolenia, jest też laureatką wielu nagród literackich, między innymi Pushcart Prize, O. Henry Award i Plimpton Discovery Prize, była nominowana do National Book Critics Circle Award i do Nagrody Bookera. W Polsce świetnie przyjęta została jej powieść „Mój rok relaksu i odpoczynku” (2019). W „Lapvonie” autorka, co może zaskakiwać, przenosi akcję do świata przypominającego średniowiecze. Nie zaskakuje, jeśli znamy jej wcześniejszy dorobek, to że sięga po groteskę, czarny humor, balansując na granicy tego, co nazywane bywa dobrym smakiem. Wszystko po to, by opowiedzieć historię o źródłach przemocy i bezkresie zła, o moralnym upadku, ale też o próbach ratowania się przed beznadzieją i szukaniu dobra w świecie przepełnionym pogardą i cynizmem. Udanego słuchania!

[…] Fière d’évoluer dans un univers parallèle azimuthé, la Salle 101 se rit du quotidien en chroniquant des choses de qualité, juge plutôt : L’humanité-Femme, bonne chose de Joanna Russ. Lapvona, excellente chose de Ottessa Moshfegh. Coup de vent, belle chose de Mark Haskell Smith. Quelle joie ! « Je me torche avec l’opinion de ces […]

Claire Maybe reviews Lapvona by Otessa Moshfegh; Nightbitch by Rachel Yoder; Articulations by Henrietta Bollinger.

durée : 00:18:02 - France Culture va plus loin le samedi - par : Quentin Lafay - L'autrice américaine Ottessa Moshfegh présente son dernier roman, "Lapvona", un récit médiéval sombre et violent. Elle explore la notion de survie et de mystère dans un contexte médiéval. - invités : Ottessa Moshfegh Ecrivaine américaine

What Damian's Been Watching (Go back and fourth): Dark, Reservation Dogs, D&D: Honor Among Thieves, Beau Is Afraid (Synodose, ny, How To With John Wilson, High Tension, some of The History Of Seattle Mariners What Damian's Been Listening To: Blowback (Podcast) What Damian's Been Reading: Foe by Ian Reid (2018) 8/10, Seed by Ania Ahlborn (2012) 6/10, Dead Inside by Chandler Morrison (2021) 7/10 **Extreme Gore**, Lapvona and Eileen by Ottessa Moshfegh (author of My Year Of Rest And Relaxation), Frankenstein What Derick's Been Watching: TMNT: Mutant Mayhem, Gran Turismo, Talk to Me, Last Voyage of the Demeter, John Wick 4 What Andy's Been Watching/Reading/Playing/Doing: watching: lasso, beef, sweettooth; easy watching in the evenings mostly. Reading:sleeping giants lessons in chemistry, the nix, station eleven. Playing: STS lol What Dion's Been Watching/Reading/Playing/Doing: I ain't watch shiiiiitttt… sike, watched some Twisted Metal, Sex in the City, IASIP. Mostly played games tho. Atomic Heart, Armored Core 6, Baulder's Gate 3. Bill Simmons has recently gotten back from hiatus. Fantasy football podcasts. In 3 leagues, whelp. Been training on boss shit tho so wouldn't have normal podc listening time anyway.

A few people asked for "just a good summer read" - even if their names were lost in the ether before the booksellers could capture them on IG. This led Episode 44 to begin with a discussion about what makes a book a summer book. Ideas included: it's about a road trip? it's a paperback, it's intense and engrossing and long because you finally have time for those books, or it's light and breezy and entertaining. In short, we reached no conclusion about a definition of a summer read, and the booksellers came up with a great list for you for your summer - no matter your definition of a summer book. Their recommendations include VenCoby Cherie Dimqline, The Swifts for kids, Fake Accounts,and Lapvona by an author we mention a lot - Otessa Moshvegh.Shelf Help is a collaboration between the Book Jam, a nonprofit designed to inspire readers; CATV Upper Valley media community (NOW LOCATED AT JAM, Junction Arts & Media); three Upper Valley bookstores: Yankee Bookshop in Woodstock, VT; the Norwich Bookstore in Norwich, VT; and Still North Books & Bar in Hanover, NH.

Ottessa Moshfegh joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “Two Ruminations on a Homeless Brother,” by David Means, which was published in The New Yorker in 2017. Moshfegh is the author of four novels, including “My Year of Rest and Relaxation” and “Lapvona.”

Today I'm launching a new feature on the Otherppl podcast: flashback episodes from the Otherppl archives. These flashbacks will be short-form, and they will happen on Fridays. They will feature highlights from past conversations: bits of insight and instruction and commiseration and revelation.  Today, in this inaugural flashback episode, an outtake from Episode 532, my conversation with bestselling author Ottessa Moshfegh. Eileen, her debut novel, was shortlisted for the National Book Critics Circle Award and the Man Booker Prize, and it won the PEN/Hemingway Award for debut fiction. Her other novels include My Year of Rest and Relaxation, Death in Her Hands, and Lapvona. She is also the author of the short story collection Homesick for Another World and a novella entitled McGlue.  This episode first aired on July 11, 2018.  *** Otherppl with Brad Listi is a weekly literary podcast featuring in-depth interviews with today's leading writers. Available where podcasts are available: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, iHeart Radio, etc. Subscribe to Brad Listi's email newsletter. Support the show on Patreon Merch @otherppl Instagram  YouTube TikTok Email the show: letters [at] otherppl [dot] com The podcast is a proud affiliate partner of Bookshop, working to support local, independent bookstores. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Terror, Inzest, Vergewaltigung und Kannibalismus - und das alles in einem fiktiven Dorf namens „Lapvona". Die amerikanische Autorin Ottessa Moshfegh lässt keine Grausamkeit aus, um zu beweisen, dass der Mensch ohne den Schutz der Zivilisation schlimmer ist als ein wildes Tier. Rezension von Jörg Magenau. Aus dem Englischen von Anke Caroline Burger Hanser Verlag, 336 Seiten, 26 Euro ISBN 978-3-446-27584-3

In this episode, Jet and Mariana are joined by Geisha, the woman behind @bookxchild on Instagram as they discuss Lapvonoa by Ottessa Moshfegh. This episode features a full in-depth review with a spoiler-free segment at the beginning for listeners who haven't read the book yet. For this review, we will be tackling the following topics: Spoiler-free Summary Initial Thoughts and Impressions Who the Book is For Context about the Book and Author Favorite Quotes Memorable Moments Overall Opinions, and more! Don't forget to subscribe to our podcast to stay up-to-date on every new release! Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ph/podcast/fiction-friends/id1559514079 Google Podcasts: http://bit.ly/FictionFriendsGoogle Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4HoHffDE6VMXc0UvQbNuJt Stitcher: https://partners.stitcher.com/show/619888/stats Radio Republic: https://radiopublic.com/fiction-friends-8g7ze1 Follow us on Instagram: Fiction Friends: www.instagram.com/fictionfriendsph Jet: www.instagram.com/jetluga Mariana: www.instagram.com/marianagvarela Music in this episode: About That Oldie by Vibe Tracks Koto San by Ofshane

Die von mir so gefeierte amerikanische Autorin Ottessa Moshfegh, die 1981 in Boston geboren wurde und persisch-kroatischer Abstammung ist, ist eine Meisterin im Erzählen von Geschichten in denen es oft um menschliche Abgründigkeiten, Süchte, emotionale Störungen, aber auch den Wunsch nach einem besseren Leben, Anerkennung und Emanzipation geht. Diese Geschichten finden mitunter in ungewöhnlichen Settings statt, die auch als Allegorie auf das Erzählte verstanden werden können. In ihrem neuen Roman Lapvona, der bereits letztes Jahr im Original erschien und kürzlich, also Anfang 2023, auch endlich auf Deutsch durch den Hanser Verlag veröffentlicht wurde, bleibt sie sich treu und führt dem Lesenden einmal mehr die Ungeheuerlichkeiten ihrer Protagonisten vor Augen, deren Taten vor Abscheulichkeiten strotzen.Angesiedelt ist ihr Roman in der fiktiven – und wir vermuten mittelalterlichen – Stadt Lapvona, die gleichfalls titelgebend ist. Zeitlich umfasst die Handlung die Dauer von circa einem Jahr, wobei das Buch in Jahreszeiten gegliedert ist und mit dem Frühling beginnt und endet. Zunächst begegnen wir dem Protagonisten Marek, einem 13-Jährigen, der für sein Alter nicht nur zu klein ist, sondern auch als missgebildet und verwachsen beschrieben wird, mit „knallrote[m] Haar, das noch nie gebürstet oder geschnitten worden war“ (S.13) und seinem Vater, dem Lämmerhirten, Jude. Die beiden leben in einer bescheidenen Hütte auf der Weide und ihr Verhältnis zueinander ist vor allem durch Anteilnahmslosigkeit und Gewalt geprägt, wobei Marek die Schläge, die er durch seinen Vater erhält, als Zeichen seiner Liebe zu ihm deutet. Wohingegen Jude vor allem seine Lämmer liebt und es für ihn das Schlimmste ist, jedes Jahr einen Großteil von ihnen verkaufen zu müssen, die dann geschlachtet werden.Da Mareks Mutter Agata angeblich nach seiner Geburt gestorben ist, wurde dieser als Baby von Ina gestillt. Diese war früher einmal die Amme des Dorfes und hatte weder einen eigenen Mann noch Kinder, konnte aber Milch geben, weshalb sie das halbe Dorf genährt hatte und damit auch den Frauen und Familien half, die selbst dazu nicht in der Lage waren. Da sie außerdem blind ist, im Wald lebt und sich sehr gut mit Heilkräutern auskennt, wird sie deshalb mitunter auch als Hexe bezeichnet. Im Verlauf des Romans ist sie aber bereits sehr alt und ihre Milch längst versiegt.Im Gegensatz zu ihnen und den anderen Dorfbewohnern steht der Fürst namens Villiam, der auf seinem Schloss lebt und sich an der harten Arbeit seiner Untergebenen bereichert. Dabei wird er geradezu als Witzfigur beschrieben, der ständig unterhalten und belustigt werden will, sich dabei nicht sehr herrschaftlich benimmt und vom Herrschen zumindest so viel versteht, dass er die Dorfbewohner regelmäßig durch Räuber überfallen lässt und sie damit einschüchtert, damit sie nicht gegen ihn aufbegehren. Dabei wissen die Menschen im Dorf nicht, dass die Überfälle eine Inszenierung ihres Herrschers sind, um die Dorfbewohner klein zu halten.Während man Marek am Anfang vielleicht noch für den stillen Helden des Romans hält, dessen Leben sich noch zum Besseren wenden könnte, kommt es schließlich durchaus zu einer dramatischen Wendung. Nämlich als Marek mit Jacob, dem Sohn des Fürsten, auf einen Berg steigt, wo er schließlich einen Stein nach ihm wirft und so dessen Tod verursacht. Der Fürst, außerstande die Realität um den Tod seines Sohnes zu begreifen – denn sein ganzes Leben ist ja ein Theater, eine Inszenierung – fordert dafür, dass Marek an dessen Stelle treten und ins Schloss ziehen soll, um fortan als Villiams Sohn dort zu leben. Das dies, entgegen der Erwartung beim Lesen, keinen positiven Effekt auf Mareks Leben hat, sondern, im Gegenteil, noch seine schlechten Seiten zu Tage fördert, wird leider allzu schnell offensichtlich.Moshfeghs Roman strotzt nur so vor Abscheulichkeiten, die sich in einer endlosen Kette aneinanderreihen. Die Menschen sind voller Missgunst, Neid und Bösartigkeit ihren Mitmenschen gegenüber eingestellt und so hofft man vergebens auf einen Protagonisten oder eine Protagonistin, dem man sein Leserherz schenken kann. Selbst für die geschlagensten Figuren kann man kein Mitleid aufbringen, denn auch ihre niederen Gedanken werden einem schonungslos vor Augen geführt. Dabei scheint es für Ottessa Moshfegh kein Tabu zu geben, das unerwähnt bleiben darf. Es geht um Mord und Kannibalismus, Vergewaltigung und Pädophälie, Unterdrückung, Egoismus, Armut und Überfluss, um hier nur einige zu nennen. Während man in ihren vorangegangenen Romanen immer auch einen gewissen Witz im Grotesken und Überzogenen finden konnte, hat man bei Lapvona permanent das Gefühl, sich durch einen Sumpf an menschlichen Abgründen zu kämpfen, der kein Ende nehmen will.Dabei spielt auch die Religion immer wieder eine wichtige Rolle. Beispielsweise der Priester Barnabas, dessen Name schon ein Verweis auf seine Bedeutung in der christlichen Religion gibt, der aber im Roman gar keine Ahnung von seinem Amt hat und der an der Seite des Fürsten ein Leben führt, in dem ihm zumindest sein leibliches Wohl garantiert ist. Im Tausch des einen Sohnes für den anderen erkennen wir das Bibelzitat „Auge um Auge“, wobei es im Roman weniger eine Form der Vergeltung zu sein scheint, sondern für Jude eher eine Erleichterung darstellt und für Villiam Teil seines lächerlichen Schauspiels, welches sein Alltag geworden ist. Auch die Lämmer stehen im Allgemeinen für Unschuld und Reinheit, im christlichen Glaube ist das Osterlamm jedoch ein Symbol dafür, dass Jesus unschuldig für die Menschen gestorben ist. Während des langen Dürresommers sterben dann auch alle Lämmer, unschuldig scheint in Lapvona jedoch niemand zu sein. Dabei hat die Religion für jeden eine andere Bedeutung. Während Villiam und der Priester sie dazu nutzen, um die Dorfbewohner in Schach zu halten und Marek sich nichts sehnlicher wünscht, als eines Tages in den Himmel zu kommen, rechtfertigen die Bewohner Lavonas selbst ihr Leid mit ihrem Glauben. Auch das Übernatürliche und Mystische wird durch Ina und ihre Fähigkeiten thematisiert und somit ein breites Feld dessen geschaffen, was Religion für jeden einzelnen bedeutet und inwiefern sie das Leben zu verstehen helfen kann.„Vielleicht ist es das allergrößte Wunder, wenn Gott Gerechtigkeit walten lässt, ohne dass ein Mensch dafür einen Finger krumm zu machen braucht. Oder vielleicht ist es einfach Schicksal. Im Nachhinein hat alles einen Sinn. Ob wahr oder falsch, man muss sich für alles eine Erklärung zurechtlegen, um irgendwie durchs Leben zu kommen. Worin liegt also hier der Sinn?“ (S.317)Diese Frage, die der allwissende Erzähler kurz vor Schluss des Romans an den Lesenden selbst zu richten scheint, wirkt wie ein Leitmotiv des gesamten Romans, der durch diese Frage umso mehr einer Parabel gleicht.Ottessa Moshfegh spricht in ihrem Roman zahlreiche Themen wie Machtmissbrauch, Korruption, extreme klimatische Entwicklungen und deren Folgen oder auch Misshandlung und Vergewaltigung an, denen wir auch in unserer realen Welt gegenüber stehen. Dass sie die Handlung dabei in ein mittelalterliches Setting versetzt, verstehe ich als Hinweis darauf, dass sich auch in unserer Welt Gesellschaften rückschrittlich entwickeln. Die Grausamkeiten, überspitzten Darstellungen und die permanent aufeinander folgenden schockierenden Geschehnisse, mag der ein oder andere als Effekthascherei verstehen und ermüdend empfinden. Ich sehe sie jedoch als das Recht einer Autorin an, den Lesenden mit dem Übel der Welt zu konfrontieren und ihn dazu zu bringen, sich damit auseinanderzusetzen. Viele Erkenntnisse resultieren doch eher aus der Darstellung des Schockierendem denn des Schönem.Ottessa Moshfeghs neuer Roman ist auf jeden Fall eine Empfehlung, wenn auch keine leichte Kost. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit lobundverriss.substack.com

Media-eval tackles another book this week! Join Sarah and guest Ben Paul as we discuss Lapvona, a 2022 novel by Ottessa Moshfegh. This intense and wide-ranging novel allows us to explore medieval disability studies, miraculous lactation, and why everyone is so insistent on making medieval people eat potatoes. CW: the novel includes depictions of sexual assault, child abuse, and cannibalism, which we discuss on the episode. To learn more about medieval disability studies: Wendy Turner's remarks: https://massmedieval.com/2016/02/29/past-present-and-future-of-medieval-disability-studies-wendy-j-turner/ Open Access Medieval Disability Sourcebook: https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/22299 Ephraim Shoham-Steiner, On the Margins of a Minority: https://www.wsupress.wayne.edu/books/detail/margins-minority Steven Bednarski, A Poisoned Past: https://utorontopress.com/9781442604773/a-poisoned-past/ Social Media:
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THE GREAT BELIEVERS by Rebecca Makkai / LAPVONA by Ottessa Moshfegh On this week's show we welcome back an old friend, with Ottessa Moshfegh's medieval styling, LAPVONA, as well as welcome a brand new player with Rebecca Makkai's sweeping novel, THE GREAT BELIEVERS. Will Bailey find another five star read? Will Andrew take a field trip for the show? Will Toby ever finish Infinite Jest? Should we replace Dillon? The answers to all of these questions - plus a healthy helping of scrapple - await you!

"Lapvona", d'Ottessa Moshfegh (Angle Editorial / Alfaguara); "Primera sang", d'Am

In dieser Folge mit Robin, Anika und Meike: „Populärer Realismus“ von Moritz Baßler, „Lapvona“ von Ottessa Moshfegh, „Wunderkind“ von Karin Smirnoff und "Das Porzellanzimmer" von Sunjeev Sahota. Der Preislistenpodcast munitioniert sich für die diesjährigen Diskussionen über Qualitätsmaßstäbe in der Gegenwartsliteratur: Popliteraturtheoriepapst Moritz Baßler hat mit "Populärer Realismus" eine Bestandsaufnahme rausgehauen.

Neste episódio começámos o 2º livro da série The Witcher de Andrzej sapkowski, o "Tempo de Desprezo", onde continuamos a acompanhar Geralt nas suas aventuras de proteção da Ciri. Falámos também de: - Lapvona de Otessa Moshfegh - A Desolation Called Peace de Arkady Martine - Fullmetal Alchemist de Hiromu Arakawa - Senlin Ascends de Josiah Bancroft

Spencer Lai is an artist, writer, curator and DJ in Melbourne. They have exhibited extensively at both artist-run and commercial spaces within Melbourne and internationally. They graduated from the Victorian College for the Arts (BFA with Honours) in 2014. Working across multiple forms and formats, including sculpture, installation, curation, writing, drawing, Spencer's practice produces associative meaning from a range of accumulated materials that are worked into assemblages, installations and exhibitions. These materials often include text, found objects, design elements or images from consumer cultures, lifted from thrift stores, replicated, or traced or by chance encounters. As well as these object based assemblages they produce expanded paintings, often making grotesque use of cut coloured felt, coloured pencils and printed textile offcuts. The resulting outcomes of their practice are rarely singular or stand-alone objects - rather, their identities are intentionally constructed from multiple references, works, as well as contributions from other artists, sometimes resulting in the form of curatorial group exhibitions. Besides Spencer's work as an exhibiting artist, their work as both a DJ and gallerist attests to their commitment to fostering community and contributing to the formation of a cultural scene. Upcoming exhibitions include a curated group exhibition at Inge, NYC and solo presentations at Neon Parc & Asbestos, Melbourne, 2023. Recent exhibitions include: Academy for the Sensitive Arts, Theta, NYC; Oriental Painting., Neon Parc, Melbourne; up the hill in my city shoes with Allan Rand, off-site location, Melbourne; A Patience Game with Jürgen Baumann at Holden Garage, Berlin; buddhaminefield., Ge Hinnom Small Group Love, London. The book mentioned is Lapvona by Ottessa Moshfegh. Academy for the Sensitive Arts, 2022 Installation view form: egg (army green), 2022 Powder coated steel, foam core, acrylic spray paint, rubberised spray paint, synthetic felt, beads, sequins 68.5 x 47 cm (27 x 18.5 in) form 010 (Princess II), 2022 Resin, spray paint, vintage beaded trim, synthetic fabric trim, butterfly 50 x 14.5 x 14.5 cm (19.68 x 5.70 x 5.70 in)

Lara and Carey settle in for a cozy bonus episode where they discuss a little known but must-see Aileen Wuornos biopic, the enduring power of Michael Imperioli, and lament the state of men not washing their taints. Meanwhile, Reader Mail takes an Ottessa detour with Lapvona and Vanderpump Rules comparisons, sympathy for Prefect Nancy Salzman, and one reader's final straw with Sexy Unique Podcast.Get tickets to see SUP live in Los Angeles at Dynasty Typewriter on January 11th and January 18th!Listen to this episode in it's full glory by joining the SUP PATREON.Be cheap as hell and get full-length videos of the pod for free by subscribing to the SUP YOUTUBE.Re-live the best moments of this iconic podcast by following the SUP TIKOK. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Neste episódio houve alguma divergência na avaliação final de "The thousand doors of january" um livro de Alix E Harrow onde acompanhamos January numa aventura entre mundos. Falámos também de: - Lapvona de Otessa Moshfegh - A Desolation Called Peace de Arkady Martine

It's nearly Halloween so we're reviewing our spooky(ish) reads and doing the Spooky Book Tag! Links mentioned: Raeleen's Crochet Pumpkin Tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8kBSmcIcPM0 Reading the Room's Ottessa Moshfegh interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jKpRyjjMM5U Support The Podcast: Our beautiful merch: https://store.dftba.com/collections/books-unbound Support the Podcast and become a Dust Jacket! patreon.com/booksunbound Follow us on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/books_unbound/ Need Info or Some Books? All the books we mentioned in this episode: https://www.booksunboundpodcast.com/books Submit your book requests at booksunboundpodcast.com Use our affiliate link to get 2 audiobooks for the price of 1! https://tidd.ly/3dyW1Xw Our Patrons: A special thanks to our Gold Foil Team on Patreon: Allison, Brittany, Charlie, Chrissy, Christina, Liz, Luna, Nicole, Simon, and Hannah!

Carey and Lara discuss Keith McNally banning James Corden from his restaurants, America in its Lapvona era, and the mixed reactions to Bravo Con. Meanwhile, Reader Mail including an attorney's take on Mizz J's cease and desist, justice for dogs, and a better late than never lesbian Load Tember for the history books.Listen to the full bonus episodes and see the video version by joining the SUP PATREON.Be a cheap-ass bitch and get full-length videos of the pod for free by subscribing to the SUP YOUTUBE.Re-live the best moments of this iconic podcast by following the SUP TIKOK. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Good morning! Dork up your commute and add some nerd spice to your cup of coffee on the BRK Monday Morning Minute.  On today's episode: Evan and Chad discuss The Girl And The Stars, Daevabad, Lapvona, A Series Of Unfortunate Events, Michael Crichton, and late 90s/early 00's action movies. 

This podcast is sustained by sales of our debut book, Meow: A Novel (For Cats). Episode 5: Ottessa Moshfegh, Feline-Borne Illness, and the Evolution of Human Consciousness In 2007, a chance attack by a street cat changed the trajectory of Ottessa Moshfegh's life, supplying the impetus for her career-defining enrollment in Brown University's Creative Writing program. In her own words, “[Cat-scratch fever] was an experience that matured me…. I had and have a very keen sense that my time on this planet is limited and that can sometimes invoke great anxiety, but it is also a great motivation not to waste my time and to make sure my priorities are in order.”  In this episode, we discuss the etiology of cat-scratch fever, toxoplasmosis, and other feline-borne illnesses, how they affect the central nervous system, and how neurological changes resulting from these conditions may foreshadow the next stage of human development. We also examine Moshfegh's output pre- and post-scratch, from her early short fiction to 2022's Lapvona, noting her work's many B. henselae-imparted refinements along the way. To aid immersion, these ideas will be coded as a series of vigorous meows, proceeding without interruption for twenty-five minutes.  MEOW is the first and only literary podcast for your cat, conceived and presented in its native language. This podcast is sustained by sales of our debut book, Meow: A Novel (For Cats). Praise for Meow: A Novel "Breathtaking... a revelation." - Stubbs, Unaltered Domestic Shorthair "Meow meow meow meow meow, meow meow meow. Meow? Meow." - Joan Didion Follow us on Instagram: @meowliterature and Facebook: facebook.com/themeowlibrary  

Dark Side of the Library Minisode #63: "Lapvona: A Novel" by Ottessa Moshfegh (Disclosure: Some of the links in this post are affiliate links. This means if you click on the link and purchase the item, we will receive an affiliate commission at no extra cost to you) Lapvona: A Novel: https://amzn.to/3Rl7dZu   Ottessa Moshfegh: Is not on social media nor has a website! Here are a few articles about her:    https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/authors/304748/ottessa-moshfegh/   https://www.vulture.com/article/ottessa-moshfegh-lapvona-review.html     Follow Dark Side of the Library on Facebook and on Instagram! And our Amazon Live Channel! Dark Side of the Library Website

Adam and Nicole discuss Elvis and how the music industry is plagued by shady managers and unfair contracts even to this day. We both appreciated Austin Butler's performance as Elvis but found the early part of the movie technically problematic. We delve into how prevalent shady managers and unfair contracts still are in the music industry. Adam recommends Lapvona by Otessa Moshfegh and Nicole recommends American Scandal's series on payola. Website Store YouTube Twitter Facebook Group Page  

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Ottessa Moshfegh's new 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.

Alison Stewart, host of WNYC's All Of It with Alison Stewart, joins to discuss what makes a great "summer read" and shares some of her picks. For the "it" books of summer that everyone is talking about, check out Lapvona by Ottessa Moshfegh and Tracy Flick Can't Win by Tom Perotta. Looking for non-fiction? Alison recommends The Family Roe: An American Story by Joshua Prager and Civil Rights Queen: Constance Baker Motley and the Struggle for Equality by Tomiko Brown Nagin to learn more about the history behind some of the most important political issues today. And if you need a real escape from reality, pick up The Violin Conspiracy by Brendan Slocumb, Olga Dies Dreaming by Xochitl Gonzalez or Harlem Shuffle by Colson Whitehead. → EVENT: Tune in for All Of It's Get Lit radio event with Jennifer Weiner and musical guest Lara Downes on Thursday, July 28th at 1 pm ET! For more information on the event, and how to sign up for next month's book club, click here.

Returning guest Alison Rumfitt (whose book Tell Me I'm Worthless you need to read) is back to get elbow-deep in medieval pee-pee and poo-poo as we immerse ourselves in Ottessa Moshfegh's Lapvona. Is she crypto-fash? A talentless shock artist? A doo-doo obsessed genius? Just a good writer who writes good books? We discuss this and Alison's new book, Morbid Obsessions, writing about the internet and ant genders on this unmissable new episode!

On today's episode of The Literary Life, at a live event at Books & Books, special guest Amanda Keeley is joined by Ottessa Moshfegh to discuss her latest novel, Lapvona, out now from Penguin Press. Ottessa Moshfegh is a fiction writer from New England. Eileen, her first novel, was shortlisted for the National Book Critics Circle Award and the Man Booker Prize, and won the PEN/Hemingway Award for debut fiction. My Year of Rest and Relaxation and Death in Her Hands, her second and third novels, were New York Times bestsellers. She is also the author of the short story collection Homesick for Another World and a novella, McGlue. She lives in Southern California. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kate Wolf and Eric Newman are joined by the historian and MacArthur Fellow Natalia Molina to discuss her most recent book, A Place at the Nayarit: How a Mexican Restaurant Nourished A Community. The book follows Molina's maternal grandmother, Doña Natalia Barraza, who immigrated to Los Angeles from Mexico in the 1920s and went on to open a series of restaurants. The most successful and longest lasting was the Nayarit, which opened on Sunset Blvd in Echo Park in 1951. The Nayarit served the ethnically diverse and historically progressive and queer neighborhood for over two decades. As Molina shows, it was a refuge for the city's Latinx community, many of whom were recent arrivals in the United States. At the Nayarit they “could come together for labor, leisure, and access to a ready-made social network,” and this act alone would shape the face of Los Angeles for years to come. Also, Orressa Moshfegh, author of Lapvona returns to recommend Dr. Mike Bechtle's The People Pleaser's Guide to Loving Others without Losing Yourself.

Kate Wolf and Eric Newman are joined by historian Natalia Molina to discuss her most recent book, A Place at the Nayarit: How a Mexican Restaurant Nourished a Community. The book follows Molina's maternal grandmother, Doña Natalia Barraza, who immigrated to Los Angeles from Mexico in the 1920s and went on to open a series of restaurants. The most successful and longest lasting was the Nayarit, which opened on Sunset Boulevard in Echo Park in 1951. The Nayarit served the ethnically diverse and historically progressive and queer neighborhood for over two decades. As Molina, a MacArthur Fellow, shows, it was a refuge for members of the city's Latinx community, many of whom were recent arrivals in the United States. At the Nayarit they “could come together for labor, leisure, and access to a ready-made social network,” and this act alone would shape the face of Los Angeles for years to come. Also, Ottessa Moshfegh, author of Lapvona, returns to recommend Dr. Mike Bechtle's The People Pleaser's Guide to Loving Others without Losing Yourself.

Martene McCaffrey of Unity Books Auckland reviews Lapvona by Ottessa Moshfegh, published by Jonathan Cape

Comic Joel Kim Booster speaks with guest interviewer Sam Sanders about his new film Fire Island (which he wrote and stars in). Inspired by Pride and Prejudice, it's a rom-com about a group of gay friends and explores racism and classism in their community. Booster also talks about his Netflix stand-up special Psychosexual and growing up Asian with white, evangelical Christian parents. Also, Maureen Corrigan reviews Lapvona by Ottessa Moshfegh.

Full episode at patreon.com/thicklinespod. A solo episode with Katie reflecting on the work of author Ottessa Moshfegh in anticipation of her latest novel, Lapvona. Topics discussed include Mary Gaitskill, American Psycho, bulimia, My Year of Rest and Relaxation, Eileen, Homesick for Another World, and Death in Her Hands. Thank you to our patrons for making mini episodes like this possible.

Comic Joel Kim Booster speaks with guest interviewer Sam Sanders about his new film Fire Island (which he wrote and stars in). Inspired by Pride and Prejudice, it's a rom-com about a group of gay friends and explores racism and classism in their community. Booster also talks about his Netflix stand-up special Psychosexual and growing up Asian with white, evangelical Christian parents. Also, Maureen Corrigan reviews Lapvona by Ottessa Moshfegh.

Author Ottessa Moshfegh returns to speak to Kate Wolf about her latest novel Lapvona. The book is set in a medieval village of the same name; a place beset by violence and extreme cruelty. Its ruler is the loutish overlord Villiam, who engineers massacres of Lapvona's inhabitants whenever dissent grows and steals their water during a deadly drought. Villiam's distant relative is Jude, a shepherd who beats his son Marek and lies about the fate of Marek's supposedly deceased mother. Marek weathers his father's abuse through a devotion to God and the soothing of the village wet nurse, Ina, but his piety doesn't keep him from his own brutal acts. In a fatal twist, he ends up in the care of Villiam, on the hill above the suffering villagers, increasingly complicit in Lapvona's corruption, which is as germane today as a thousand years ago. Also, Elif Batuman, author of Either/Or, returns to recommend The Eighth Life by Nino Haratischvili.

Author Ottessa Moshfegh returns to speak to Kate Wolf about her latest novel Lapvona. The book is set in a medieval village of the same name; a place beset by violence and extreme cruelty. Its ruler is the loutish overlord Villiam, who engineers massacres of Lapvona's inhabitants whenever dissent grows and steals their water during a deadly drought. Villiam's distant relative is Jude, a shepherd who beats his son Marek and lies about the fate of Marek's supposedly deceased mother. Marek weathers his father's abuse through a devotion to God and the soothing of the village wet nurse, Ina, but his piety doesn't keep him from his own brutal acts. In a fatal twist, he ends up in the care of Villiam, on the hill above the suffering villagers, increasingly complicit in Lapvona's corruption, which is as germane today as a thousand years ago. Also, Elif Batuman, author of Either/Or, returns to recommend The Eighth Life by Nino Haratischvili.

Ottessa Moshfegh has made a name for herself as a daring novelist not afraid to be grotesque, off-beat, and disturbing. Her latest novel, Lapvona, takes readers back in time to a small feudal village, and tells the story of young boy who becomes entangled in conflict with the lord's family, and with the spiritual world. Moshfegh joins us to discuss.

Lapvona, Ottessa Moshfegh's extraordinary fourth novel, unfolds in a medieval fiefdom of the same name. It's a story of struggle in a world in which one human wields absolute power over another, but in which all must submit to a Nature that writhes and wriggles, and has still not been fully stripped of its capacity for magic. It's also a world in which God and the Devil have a very real impact upon Lapvonians's lives, and in which the next village feels like another world, but heaven and hell are within grasping distance.*SUBSCRIBE NOW FOR BONUS EPISODESLooking for Friends of Shakespeare and Company read Ulysses? https://podfollow.com/sandcoulyssesIf you want to spend even more time at Shakespeare and Company, you can now subscribe for regular bonus episodes and early access to Friends of Shakespeare and Company read Ulysses.Subscribe on Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/sandcoSubscribe on Apple Podcasts here: https://podcasts.apple.com/fr/podcast/shakespeare-and-company-writers-books-and-paris/id1040121937?l=enAll money raised goes to supporting “Friends of Shakespeare and Company” the bookshop's non-profit, created to fund our noncommercial activities—from the upstairs reading library, to the writers-in-residence program, to our charitable collaborations, and our free events.*Ottessa Moshfegh is a fiction writer from New England. Eileen, her first novel, was shortlisted for the National Book Critics Circle Award and the Man Booker Prize, and won the PEN/Hemingway Award for debut fiction. My Year of Rest and Relaxation and Death in Her Hands, her second and third novels, were New York Times bestsellers. She is also the author of the short story collection Homesick for Another World and a novella, McGlue. She lives in Southern California.Adam Biles is Literary Director at Shakespeare and Company. Buy a signed copy of his novel FEEDING TIME here: https://shakespeareandcompany.com/S/9781910296684/feeding-timeListen to Alex Freiman's Play It Gentle here: https://open.spotify.com/album/4gfkDcG32HYlXnBqI0xgQX?si=mf0Vw-kuRS-ai15aL9kLNA&dl_branch=1Shak Get bonus content on Patreon See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

“I wanted to write something that was going to take me away, literally and metaphorically, literally take me away from sitting with my feelings about the present moment and take me to another place and this time where you couldn't travel at all. I barely left the neighborhood to play out some imagined incredible drama … I think escapism has its purpose, you know, and so does fiction in general, if we want to live in the biggest world possible, we need everybody's imagination to be there in the ether so we can grab it and follow it and follow ourselves through this journey beyond what we know.” Acclaimed author Ottessa Moshfegh (Eileen, My Year of Rest and Relaxation) joins us on the show to take us behind the scenes of Lapvona, her unexpected new novel set in a medieval village. Ottessa riffs on putting so much of what disgusts her into this new novel, writing in the third person, faith, the importance of creating a new topography, what's next for her and much more with Poured Over's host, Miwa Messer. And we end this episode with TBR Topoff book recommendations from Marc and his guest bookseller, Becky.   Featured Books: Lapvona by Ottessa Moshfegh My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh Homesick for Another World by Ottessa Moshfegh McGlue by Ottessa Moshfegh   Poured Over is produced and hosted by Miwa Messer and mixed by Harry Liang. Follow us here for new episodes Tuesdays and Thursdays (with occasional Saturdays).   A complete transcript of this episode is available here.

Ottessa Moshfegh (Eileen, My Year of Rest and Relaxation) discusses her latest novel, Lapvona. Born out of the seclusion of the pandemic, Lapvona is a work whose perspective-shifting, fable-like narration and medieval setting differ from much of the author's previous work. During the conversation, Moshfegh deconstructs her characters and goes beyond the text at hand to address her writing more broadly, exploring the importance of tone in building genre and systems of information, and her relationship with the grotesque. Read an adapted excerpt of Lapvona: https://harpers.org/archive/2022/06/ina-ottessa-moshfegh-lapvona/ This episode was produced by Violet Lucca and Maddie Crum, with production assistance by Ian Mantgani.

How can men approach their role as feminist allies? Lucy Scholes meets Stuart Evers, award-winning author of four books including Your Father Sends His Love and The Blind Light as they discuss his introduction to the new Virago Modern Classic edition of Anna Seghers' brilliant novel Transit, and how its depiction of people caught in the Second World War reminded him of Ukrainians caught in the complex British visa system. He argues about whether Transit is a love story or not, challenges himself to read books he thinks he'll hate (and falls for them completely) and remembers as a young man how reading feminist novels taught him to listen.Stuart's recommendations:On the nightstand: Lapvona by Ottessa Moshfegh and Sleepless Nights by Elizabeth HardwickOn my mind: Post War Modern art exhibition at the BarbicanOn the shelf: Gorilla My Love, Toni Cade BabaraOn the pedestal: Marguerite Duras See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.