Prose shows how the teenaged author crafted her famous diary with the intention of creating an enduring work of art. Since it was discovered on the attic floor, this manuscript has prompted debates. The book, the life, the afterlife provides a wealth of information about the context, history, and afterlife of the famous writer. In examining anne franks powerful global legacy, francine prose makes a persuasive argument for her literary genius. The book, the life, the afterlife francine prose on. The book, the life, the afterlife francine prose examines the impact that anne franks diary has had on the history and understanding of the holocaust. Francine prose has done a good job of recovering the real anne frank. Prose analyzes the diary as a consciously crafted work with novelistic. A writer from early childhood, anne, who was fierce in protecting. When francine prose taught anne franks diary to a class at bard college two years ago, one of her students reported getting funny looks from students not in the class. The book, the life, the afterlife, the diary remains an object of controversy as well as admiration.
The book, the life, the afterlife, i had never finished anne franks the diary of a young girl, progressing perhaps 100 pages through before i became distracted by other books. The book, the life, the afterlife, francine prose, author of reading like a writer, deftly parses the artistry, ambition, and enduring influence of anne. The book, the life, the afterlife tells the extraordinary story of the book that became a force in the worldand it definitively establishes anne frank as the writer she always knew she was. The life, the book, the afterlife, by francine prose. The book, the life, the afterlife, and the new york times bestseller. The book, the life, the afterlife, a new consideration of anne frank s diary, and goldengrove, the story of an adolescent girl who suffers the difficult death of her older sister. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Weeks before her family went into hiding in a cramped. Francine prose argues that the diary of anne frank is as much a deliberate work of art as it is an historical record, noting its literary merits and thoroughly investigating the diarys unique afterlife as one of the worlds most read, and banned, books. A definitive, deeply moving inquiry into the life of the young, imperi. Prose makes a persuasive argument for anne franks literary genius. The book, the life, the afterlife, and the new york times bestseller reading like.
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I learnt so much from this book, especially about annes life after being captured by the nazis. For two years, she described life in hiding in vivid. Along the way, prose definitively establishes that anne frank was not an accidental author or a casual teenage chronicler but a writer of. A deeply felt reappraisal of the work and its global impact prose makes a persuasive argument for anne franks literary genius.
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These might easily have been the opening lines of american novelist francine proses complex, ferociously affectionate and toughminded 2009 book anne frank. Oct 11, 2009 yet as francine prose writes in anne frank. Oct 01, 2009 when francine prose taught anne franks diary to a class at bard college two years ago, one of her students reported getting funny looks from students not in the class. Along the way, prose definitively establishes that anne frank was not an accidental author or a casual teenage chronicler but a writer of prodigious talent and ambition. This book is part biography, part literary critique, and part history of the diary and the reactions to it over the years. The book, the life, the afterlife by francine prose 2009, hardcover at the best online prices at ebay. The book, the life, the afterlife larger print by prose, francine isbn. I learnt so much from this book, especially about anne s life after being captured by the nazis. Francine prose writes such an interesting, absorbing and well researched account of anne frank s life, before hiding, during and after. This nonfiction book is a work of reportage, literary analysis, cultural criticism and biography. The book, the life, the afterlife tells the extraordinary story of the book that became a force in the world. Were joined by noted author and activist francine prose whos going to be talking about her books, anne frank.
This may explain the illadvised latter section of the book, the afterlife portion, where prose takes us through the novels translation into a dramatic play, its various film adaptations. In anne frank, francine prose traces a books many lives. Includes bibliographical references and index francine prose argues that the diary of anne frank is as much a deliberate work of art as it is an historical record, noting its literary merits and thoroughly investigating the diarys unique afterlife as one of the worlds most read, and banned, books. Prose analyzes the diary as a consciously crafted work with novelistic qualities. The recipient of numerous grants and honors, including a guggenheim, a fulbright, and a directors fellow at the center for scholars and writers at the new york public library, she is a former president of. Along the way, francine prose definitively establishes that anne frank was not an accidental author or a casual teenaged chronicler, but a writer of prodigious talent and ambition. The book, the life, the afterlife jewish book council. The book, the life, the afterlife has just been published by harpercollins. San diego uniontribune talented author francine prose approaches anne frank with the awe and respect of. No one has made the case as convincingly and forcefully as francine prose does that anne frank aspired to be taken seriously as a writerand should be. But the wider story of the frank family and their helpers is less well known, and the first part of this book is fascinating. The book, the life, the afterlife by francine prose. Did she revise her diary in hopes of getting it published.
Jerusalem post prose admirably recreates the events in the attic over the years. Is the diary of anne frank a jewish story about the holocaust or a universal story about adolescence. Sep 25, 2009 francine prose explores anne frank s literary genius anne frank s diary is read and quoted around the world, by youngsters, statesmen and scholars alike. The book, the life, the afterlife, a new consideration of anne franks diary, and goldengrove, the story of an adolescent girl who suffers the difficult death of her older sister. I remember that when i finished the book, i went back to the first page. Another year, another book about the second world wars bestknown diarist. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Oct 27, 2014 these might easily have been the opening lines of american novelist francine proses complex, ferociously affectionate and toughminded 2009 book anne frank. The book, the life, the afterlife, and the new york times bestseller reading like a writer. Oct 01, 2009 an articulate statement of the enduring power of anne franks original work joined with a brief biography, an analysis of the 1955 play and 1959 film based on the diary, some attacks on holocaust deniers and a few thoughts on approaches to teaching the work. Because anne frank was a young girl when she wrote her diary, she has rarely been given her due as a writer.