Phenomenon of Anne Frank

While Anne Frank was in hiding during the German Occupation of the Netherlands, she wrote what has become the world's most famous diary. But how could an unknown Jewish girl from Amsterdam be transformed into an international icon? Renowned Dutch scholar David Barnouw investigates the facts and controversies that surround the global phenomenon of Anne Frank. Barnouw highlights the ways in which Frank's life and ultimate fate have been represented, interpreted, and exploited. He follows the evolution of her diary into a book (with translations into nearly 60 languages and editions that added previously unknown material), an American play, and a movie. As he asks, "Who owns Anne Frank?" Barnouw follows her emergence as a global phenomenon and what this means for her historical persona as well as for her legacy as a symbol of the Holocaust.

List of contents

Author's Note

Translator's Note

Introduction

1. Frankfurt - Amsterdam - Bergen-Belsen

2. Anne Frank: From Diary to Het Achterhuis/Das Tagebuch/Le Journal/The Diary

3. Anne Frank on Broadway: The Play

4. Anne Frank in Hollywood: The Movie

5. Anne's Diary under Attack

6. Who Owns Anne Frank?

7. A Girl's Book or Literature?

8. How to Continue in the 21st Century?

Bibliography

About the author

David Barnouw, translated by Jeannette K. Ringold

Product details

• Authors: David Barnouw, Barnouw David
• Assisted by: Translated by Jeannette K Ringold David (Editor), Jeannett K. Ringold (Translation), Jeannette Ringold (Translation), Jeannette K Ringold (Translation), Jeannette K. Ringold (Translation)
• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 28.02.2018
• EAN: 9780253032195
• ISBN: 978-0-253-03219-5
• No. of pages: 146
• Series: Jewish Literature and Culture; Indiana University Press (IPS)
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > Other languages / Other literatures; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Bezug zu Juden und jüdischen Gruppen, Literatur: Geschichte und Kritik