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Anne Frank LP: The Book, the Life, the Afterlife

Anne Frank LP: The Book, the Life, the Afterlife

Prose, Francine

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"A deeply felt reappraisal of the work and its global impact.... [Prose] makes a persuasive argument for Anne Frank's literary genius." --New York Times Book Review

In June, 1942, Anne Frank received a diary for her thirteenth birthday, just weeks before she and her family went into hiding from the Nazis in an Amsterdam attic. For two years, she described life in hiding in vivid, unforgettable detail and grappled with the unfolding events of World War II. Before the attic was raided in August, 1944, Anne Frank furiously revised and edited her work, crafting a piece of literature that she hoped would be read by the public after the war. And read it has been.

In Anne Frank, bestselling author Francine Prose deftly parses the artistry, ambition, and enduring influence of Anne Frank's beloved classic, The Diary of a Young Girl. She investigates the diary's unique afterlife: the obstacles and criticism Otto Frank faced in publishing his daughter's words; the controversy surrounding the diary's Broadway and film adaptations, and the social mores of the 1950s that reduced it to a tale of adolescent angst and love; the conspiracy theories that have cried fraud, and the scientific analysis that proved them wrong. Finally, having assigned the book to her own students, Prose considers the rewards and challenges of teaching one of the world's most read, and banned, books. How has the life and death of one girl become emblematic of the lives and deaths of so many, and why do her words continue to inspire?

Approved by both the Anne Frank House Foundation in Amsterdam and the Anne Frank-Fonds in Basel, run by the Frank family, Anne Frank unravels the fascinating story of a memoir that has become one of the most compelling, intimate, and important documents of modern history.

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Publisher
HARPERLUXE
Bisac Major Subject
Biography & Autobiography
Bisac Minor Subject
Historical
Binding Type
Paperback
Large Print Flag
true
Country Of Origin
US
Number Of Units
1
Length
9.16 Inches
Barcode Indicator
EAN
Width
6.02 Inches
Publication Date
1970-01-01
Height
0.99 Inches
ISBN 10
0061885444
Weight
1.14 Pounds
Book EAN
9780061885440
Target Audiance
Adults

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