: A post analyzing the novel as a cautionary allegory about uneducated populations and unchecked power. Medium - Dila Elmas
The village of Lapvona itself is a place of extreme suffering, ruled by the pathologically selfish Lord Villiam and a corrupt priest, Father Barnabas, who uses religion as a tool of control. When Marek is unexpectedly brought into the lord's palace, the thin veil between the natural and occult worlds begins to tear. Lapvona by Ottessa Moshfegh - Liza Achilles Lapvona Free Pdf