This event is in the past.It took place on April 2, 2026 at Shakespeare and Company.










A honeymoon photo from 1941 unlocks a grandmother's hidden past: LSE professor Lea Ypi traces her family's secrets through Ottoman aristocracy, secret police archives, and the birth of communism in the Balkans.
Author book talk
Literary history
Free admission
Intimate venue
Tips
📚"magical literary feat... Kafka and Bulgakov" (Stuart Jeffries)
⏰arrive early — limited seating
đźš¶first floor is stairs-only
Lea Ypi on Indignity: A Life Reimagined
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A honeymoon photo from 1941 unlocks a grandmother's hidden past: LSE professor Lea Ypi traces her family's secrets through Ottoman aristocracy, secret police archives, and the birth of communism in the Balkans.
Author book talk
Literary history
Free admission
Intimate venue
Tips
📚"magical literary feat... Kafka and Bulgakov" (Stuart Jeffries)
⏰arrive early — limited seating
đźš¶first floor is stairs-only
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