Indignity
a life reimagined
$33.60
- Paperback
368 pages
- Release Date
15 September 2025
Summary
Indignity: A Family’s Secret History Unveiled
The acclaimed author of Free returns with an imaginative investigation into dignity and historical injustice through the story of a family.
When Lea Ypi discovers a photo of her grandmother, Leman, honeymooning in the Alps in 1941 posted by a stranger on social media, she is faced with unsettling questions. Growing up, she was told records of her grandmother’s youth were destroyed in the early days of communism in Albania. But th…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780241785379 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0241785375 |
| Author: | Lea Ypi |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Allen Lane |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 368 |
| Release Date: | 15 September 2025 |
| Weight: | 700g |
| Dimensions: | 234mm x 153mm x 40mm |
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Lea Ypi goes deep into Europe’s forgotten past to explore who owns the story of a life and who gets to tell it. A gripping tale of secret police, fractured families and undying loyalties, this is also a remarkable reflection on how history is made and what happens to the people who get left behind – David RuncimanA captivating journey, of imagination and of longing, and a gentle uncovering of a deep buried history – Philippe Sands
About The Author
Lea Ypi
Lea Ypi holds the Ralph Miliband Chair in Politics and Philosophy at the London School of Economics. Her first trade book, Free: Coming of Age at the End of History won the Ondaatje Prize and the Slightly Foxed Best First Biography Prize and was shortlisted for the Baillie Gifford Prize and the Costa Biography Award. It is translated into over thirty languages.
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