Francine Prose
Anne Frank: The Book, The Life, The Afterlife
Hardcover
(Harper Sept. 29, 2009)
, First Edition edition
“A definitive, deeply moving inquiry into the life of the young, imperiled artist, and a masterful exegesis of Diary of a Young Girl…Extraordinary testimony to the power of literature and compassion” –Booklist (starred review)In Anne Frank: The Book, the Life, the Afterlife, Francine Prose, author of Reading Like a Writer, deftly parses the artistry, ambition, and enduring influence of Anne Frank’s beloved classic, The Diary of a Young Girl. Approved by both the Anne Frank House Foundation in Amsterdam and the Anne Frank-Fonds in Basel, run by the Frank family, this work of literary criticism unravels the complex, fascinating story of the diary and effectively makes the case for it being a work of art from a precociously gifted writer.
- ISBN
- 006143079X / 9780061430794
- Pages
- 336
- Weight
- 15.2 oz.
- Dimensions
- 5.5 x 1.1
in.