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In „Frei“ erzählt Lea Ypi von ihrem Erwachsenwerden im poststalinistischen Albanien und in einer schillernden Familie, deren Geschichte eng mit der des Landes verwoben ist. „Frei“ ist ein fesselndes Memoir und eine scharfsinnige Reflexion über die Grenzen des Fortschritts und die Last der Vergangenheit, über glänzende Ideale und harte Realitäten. Vor allem aber über die Leben von Menschen, die vom Sturm der Geschichte erfasst werden.
Zur Autorin: Lea Ypi, geboren 1979 in Tirana, Albanien, hat in Florenz und Rom Philosophie und Literatur studiert und unter anderem in Paris, Oxford, Stanford und Frankfurt am Main geforscht und gelehrt. Derzeit ist sie Professorin für Politische Theorie an der London School of Economics. Für den Guardian schreibt sie regelmäßig zu gesellschaftspolitischen Themen. Nach zahlreichen wissenschaftlichen Veröffentlichungen legt sie mit "Frei" ihr erstes autobiografisches Sachbuch vor.
Moderation: Peter Neumann, DIE ZEIT

In “Free”, Lea Ypi depicts her coming of age in post-Stalin Albania and in a colorful family whose history is closely interwoven with that of the country. “Free” is a compelling memoir and a perceptive reflection on the limits of progress and the burden of the past, on shining ideals and harsh realities. But above all, about the lives of people caught up in the storm of history.
Albania in 1989: The last Stalinist outpost in Europe, an isolated country that is difficult to visit and even more difficult to leave. Life is determined by an economy of scarcity, the secret police and the ruling proletariat. Communism has taken the place of religion. For ten-year-old Lea Ypi, this country is her home: a place of security, learning, hope and freedom. Everything changes when the Wall falls in Berlin and Enver Hoxha's statue topples from its pedestal in Tirana. Now people can vote for who they want, dress how they want, worship what they want. But the new era soon shows its unfriendly face: unscrupulous profiteers ruin the economy, the prospect of a better future dissolves into unemployment and mass flight. As the country threatens to descend into chaos and secrets come to light in her family, Lea begins to wonder what freedom really is.
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About the author: Lea Ypi, born in 1979 in Tirana, Albania, studied philosophy and literature in Florence and Rome and has researched and taught in Paris, Oxford, Stanford and Frankfurt am Main, among other places. She is currently Professor of Political Theory at the London School of Economics. She writes regularly on sociopolitical issues for the Guardian. After numerous academic publications, “Free” is her first autobiographical non-fiction book.
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