PENG UIN PRES S F REE
‘An astonishing and deeply resonant memoir about growing up in the last days of communist Albania … more fundamentally about humanity, and about the confusions and wonders of childhood. Ypi weaves magic in this book: I was entranced from beginning to end’
‘Wonderfully funny and poignant … a tale of family secrets and political awakening’
Date: 12/04/2022 Designer: Olga Prod. Controller: Katy Pub. Date: 26/05/2021 ISBN: 9780141995106
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‘Utterly engrossing … brilliantly observed, politically nuanced and – best of all – funny. An essential book’ S TUA RT J E FFRI ES, GUARDIAN
‘Enthralling, a classic in the making’ DAV I D A B U L A F I A , T L S, B O O KS O F T H E Y E A R
‘If you read one memoir this year, let it be this’ S U N D AY T I M E S , B O O K S O F T H E Y E A R I S B N 978-0-141-99510-6
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‘A strange world and its legacy is now stunningly brought to life … a moving and compelling memoir as well as a frank questioning of what it really means to be free’
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Coming of Age at the End of History
Memoir
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