Anne Frank: The Book, the Life, the Afterlife

In June 1942, Anne Frank received a red—and—white—checked diary for her thirteenth birthday, just weeks before she and her family went into hiding in an Amsterdam attic to escape the Nazis. For two years, with ever—increasing maturity, Anne crafted a memoir that has become one of the most compelling documents of modern history. But Anne Frank’s diary, argues Francine Prose, is as much a work of art as it is a historical record. Through close reading, she marvels at the teenage Frank’s skill...