A Life Reimagined
‘A richly reimagined retelling of a life. . . history brought to life through novelistic style. Suspenseful. . . thought-provoking.‘ Sami Kent, Guardian
‘Virtually unique in English. . . blending fact and fiction, Ypi sweeps the reader along.’ The Economist
Published by Allen Lane/Penguin Press 2025 and Farrar, Strauss and Giroux 2025. Translations: German, Italian, Dutch, Spanish, Albanian, French, Danish, Norwegian, Portuguese (Brazil/Portugal), Swedish, Catalan, Slovenian, Turkish, Romanian, Czech, Greek, Mandarin (China/Taiwan), Croatian, Korean, Serbian, Polish).
Awards
Shortlisted, Jean Monnet Prize for European Literature
Finalist, Tadeusz Bradecki Prize for the best recent book that crosses artistic genres
Longlisted, Women’s Prize for Non-Fiction
Longlisted, The Anglo-Hellenic League Runciman Award
A Book of the Year / Best Books of the Year in: Sunday Times, Financial Times, Washington Post, National Public Radio, Times Literary Supplement, Prospect Magazine, History Today, Die Zeit, Frankfurter Allgemeiner Zeitung, NZZ, Dagens Nyheter, Expressen, Svenska Dagblat.
Reviews
UK Press
The Guardian, ‘Indignity: A Life Reimagined by Lea Ypi review – love, war and betrayal’ (Sami Kent)
American Press
New York Times, ‘A Quest to Find the Truth Behind Her Grandmother’s Smile’ (Elizabeth Graver)
Lea Ypi 