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Tirana, 1979

Lea Ypi

Lea Ypi (Tirana, 1979) is an Albanian philosopher and writer, a professor at the London School of Economics. Her childhood spanned communist Albania and the years after the regime fell, and that transition is the subject of Free (2021). Her research covers political theory, migration, Kant and Marxism.

Where to start with Lea Ypi

Their books on Pecia, in the order we'd read them.

  1. LibreThe natural way in: her memoir of childhood in communist Albania and the regime's fall, and her most awarded book.
  2. IndignidadAnother family history, this time about her grandmother Leman; it extends the world of Free back to the years of fascism and war.
  3. Fronteras de clasePolitical essays on migration and citizenship; it shows Ypi the theorist and asks for closer attention than the two family memoirs.

Lea Ypi's books, second-hand

3 books with used copies for sale. Prices from 6 October 2026.

IndignidadLea Ypifrom €16.99 −22%
LibreLea Ypifrom €18.85 −14%Fronteras de claseLea Ypifrom €19.68

What critics say

Free reached the shortlists for the Baillie Gifford and Costa biography prizes, won the Ondaatje Prize and was named a book of the year by many British and American outlets. Indignity was widely reviewed, became a bestseller in several European countries and made the 2026 Women's Prize for Non-Fiction longlist.

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