Anne Frank: The Book, the Life, the Afterlife - Brossura

Prose, Francine

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ISBN 10: 0061430803 ISBN 13: 9780061430800

Casa editrice: Perennial, 2010

Riassunto

“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.

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Recensione:

“Prose is clear-headed, tough, and fair, and her book, though in places immensely sad, is superb. It should be cherished alongside the masterpiece that inspired it.” (Boston Sunday Globe)

“Prose admirably recreates the events in the attic over the years―no small feat―[with] all the drama of a classic whodunit...Transcendent criticism...[A] case so brilliantly proven.” (Chicago Tribune)

“This is an amazing book...thorough, thoughtfully, beautifully written...[It] focuses on Anne Frank as an accomplished writer...I was thrilled to find it.” (Miami Herald)

“Francine Prose...takes Anne’s story and adds to it a new perspective....Prose tells this story with tremendous beauty, pathos and a profound awareness of tragic coincidence.” (San Francisco Chronicle)

“Prose’s book is a stunning achievement...Now Anne Frank stands before us...a figure who will live not only in history but also in the literature she aspired to create.” (Minneapolis Star Tribune)

“Illuminating...A compelling story...Francine Prose explains some of the many sides of this remarkable story.” (Washington Post)

“Impassioned...compelling...No one has made the case as convincingly and forcefully as Francine Prose does that Anne Frank aspired to be taken seriously as a writer―and should be.” (San Diego Union-Tribune)

“Provocative...penetrating...With ANNE FRANK, then, Prose means to remove Frank from the wistful amber of her posthumous celebrity and reveal her to us in a more realistic light.” (Los Angeles Times)

“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)

“Passionate...A sensitive, beautifully written and fascinating account of the myriad aspects of Anne Frank’s life, death and diary” (Haaretz (Israel))

L'autore:

Francine Prose is the author of twenty-one works of fiction, including Mister Monkey; the New York Times bestseller Lovers at the Chameleon Club, Paris 1932; A Changed Man, which won the Dayton Literary Peace Prize; and Blue Angel, a finalist for the National Book Award. Her works of nonfiction include Anne Frank: The Book, The Life, The Afterlife, and the New York Times bestseller Reading Like a Writer. The recipient of numerous grants and honors, including a Guggenheim, a Fulbright, and a Director’s Fellow at the Center for Scholars and Writers at the New York Public Library, she is a former president of PEN American Center and a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. She lives in New York City.

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• Editore: Perennial
• Data di pubblicazione: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0061430803
• ISBN 13: 9780061430800
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 322