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Anne Frank LP: The Book, The Life, The Afterlife (2009)

by Francine Prose(Favorite Author)

4 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

0061885444 (ISBN13: 9780061885440)

languge

English

genre

History & Biography

publisher

HarperLuxe

review 1: Biographical only as necessary, this unique book takes Anne Frank's diary seriously as a literary work, telling about her life, her creative process and masterpiece, and the subsequent play, film, and use in schools. After all my reading about Anne Frank, I already was aware of much of the information in the first and third sections, but it was interesting to read from a new perspective, and the book was glorious well-written and expressive.As a diarist myself, the second section was enthralling, and although I cannot imagine most casual readers of the diary being fully interested in the details of Anne as a writer, this book provides an excellent resource for those like me, who are fascinated by not only her work, but also her potential creative process, and imagine how t... morehat would have gone. Many people do not realize that Anne edited her diary, or even that the solitary diary was not her only writing paper. I knew all along that the contents of the book could not fit in one diary, so it made sense to me to learn in other books about how she used various other exercise books and loose papers to continue her writing. Other books also sufficiently explained about Anne's revising process, but since this book was focused on the literary work, it offered significantly more detailed information. In the midst of hiding, she went back and rewrote the first part, excising portions she disliked, summing up detail more concisely, and fleshing out the dramatic portions with more specific detail and dialogue. People criticize her father for making some edits prior to publication, but Anne already desired to use her diary to aid in writing a book someday, and had carefully revised it with an audience in mind.Overall, this book was a fascinating read, and had lots of new information. I would not necessarily recommend it to every Anne Frank fan, but to anyone interested in her as a writer, this is an excellent resource.
review 2: A very interesting, factual read about Anne Frank's life and the effect of her wonderful diary all over the world. It answers lots of commonly asked questions and certainly taught me lots about who she really was and how her diary came about being published. The author writes well and critically evaluates the diary considering different opinions and views of others, this makes the book enjoyable and opens your eyes to new conclusions about the diary. Definitely a good book to read alongside the Diary as a companion book or before/after reading it. I'd recommend this book to anyone who is interested in Anne Frank and her life. A great read and a must for fans everywhere! less

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