Ypi, Lea

Free: Coming of Age at the End of History

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ISBN 13:: 9780141995106
author:: Ypi, Lea
format:: Paperback / softback
publisher:: Penguin Books Ltd
language:: English
Pages:: 336
Dimensions:: 19.8 x 12.9 x 3.5 centimeters (0
Genre:: Biography, Social Scientists & Psychologist, Biography,
Condition:: New
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Free is a memoir of coming of age set against the backdrop of Albania's tumultuous transition from a communist regime to a post-Stalinist society. Lea Ypi recounts her experiences growing up in a country where communist ideals had replaced religion, and where people were expected to build a better world. As the country's statues of Stalin and Hoxha were toppled, Ypi found herself questioning what freedom really meant.

With acute insight and wit, Ypi traces the limits of progress and the burden of the past, illuminating the spaces between ideals and reality. Her story is a powerful exploration of the hopes and fears of people caught up in the sweep of history. This engrossing memoir sheds light on the complexities of human experience and the enduring power of individual freedom.

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