{"product_id":"free-lea-ypi","title":"Free (Lea Ypi)","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDua Lipa's Service95 Book Club Pick for July 2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe International Bestseller\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWinner of the Ondaatje Prize | Shortlisted for the Baillie Gifford Prize | Shortlisted for the Costa Biography Prize \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'The best book I read last year by a mile. . . so beautifully written that anyone would be hooked' Laura Hackett, \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Wonderfully funny and poignant. . . a tale of family secrets and political awakening amid a crumbling regime' Luke Harding, \u003ci\u003eObserver\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLea Ypi grew up in one of the most isolated countries on earth, a place where communist ideals had officially replaced religion. Albania, the last Stalinist outpost in Europe, was almost impossible to visit, almost impossible to leave. It was a place of queuing and scarcity, of political executions and secret police. To Lea, it was home. People were equal, neighbours helped each other, and children were expected to build a better world. There was community and hope.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThen, in December 1990, everything changed. The statues of Stalin and Hoxha were toppled. Almost overnight, people could vote freely, wear what they liked and worship as they wished. There was no longer anything to fear from prying ears. But factories shut, jobs disappeared and thousands fled to Italy on crowded ships, only to be sent back. Predatory pyramid schemes eventually bankrupted the country, leading to violent conflict. As one generation's aspirations became another's disillusionment, and as her own family's secrets were revealed, Lea found herself questioning what freedom really meant.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFree\u003c\/i\u003e is an engrossing memoir of coming of age amid political upheaval. With acute insight and wit, Lea Ypi traces the limits of progress and the burden of the past, illuminating the spaces between ideals and reality, and the hopes and fears of people pulled up by the sweep of history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAutorenportrait\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eLea Ypi \u003c\/b\u003eholds the Ralph Miliband Chair in Politics and Philosophy at the London School of Economics. Her first trade book, \u003ci\u003eFree: Coming of Age at the End of History \u003c\/i\u003ewon the Ondaatje Prize and the Slightly Foxed Best First Biography Prize and was shortlisted for the Baillie Gifford Prize and the Costa Biography Award. \u003ci\u003eIndignity: A Life Reimagined \u003c\/i\u003ewas longlisted for the Women's Prize and shortlisted for Blackwell's Book of the Year. Her work is translated into over thirty languages.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eWeitere Angaben\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eBuch (Paperback), B-format paperback, Englisch, 336 Seiten\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Weltbild.ch: Bücher \u0026 Outlet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":65801960587613,"sku":"K095610613","price":13.1,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0911\/8915\/0045\/files\/9561061300001A.jpg?v=1788452923","url":"https:\/\/weltbild.ch\/products\/free-lea-ypi","provider":"Weltbild.ch Bücher \u0026 Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}