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GtrsRGr8 · 03-11-2015, 11:55 PM

Anne Frank. By Francine Prose. Rated 4 1/2 stars, from 35 reviews at the present moment. Print list price $14.99; regular(?) digital price $9.78; Kindle price now $1.99. HarperCollins e-books, publisher. 446 pages. http://www.amazon.com/Anne-Frank-Fra...francine+prose.

Book Description
“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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GtrsRGr8 Grand Sorcerer Posts: 7,334 Karma: 27815322 Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Southeastern U.S., ya'll Device: Kindle; Kindle (10.1.1) for PC; Kindle Cloud Reader	Book ABOUT the Diary of Anne Frank--Big, Highly-Rated, and Hugely Marked-Down. Anne Frank. By Francine Prose. Rated 4 1/2 stars, from 35 reviews at the present moment. Print list price $14.99; regular(?) digital price $9.78; Kindle price now $1.99. HarperCollins e-books, publisher. 446 pages. http://www.amazon.com/Anne-Frank-Fra...francine+prose. Book Description “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.