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Anne Frank's diary is one of the most recognised and widely read books of the Second World War. Hundreds of thousands of people visit the Anne Frank House on the Prinsengracht in Amsterdam each year to see the annexe where Anne and her family hid from the occupying forces, before eventually being deported to Auschwitz in 1944. Only Anne's father, Otto, survived the Holocaust. Anne Frank: The Collected Works includes each of the versions of Anne's world-famous diary including the 'A' and 'B' diaries now in continuous, readable form, and the definitive text ('D') edited by renowned translator and author Mirjam Pressler. For the first time readers have access to Anne's letters, personal reminiscences, daydreams, essays and notebook of favourite quotes. Also included are background essays by notable writers such as historian Gerhard Hirschfeld (University of Stuttgart) and Francine Prose (Bard College) on topics such as 'Anne Frank's Life', 'The History of the Frank Family' and 'The Publication History of Anne Frank's diary', as well as numerous photographs of the Franks and the other occupants of the annexe.An essential book for scholars and general readers alike, The Collected Works brings together for the first time Anne Frank's complete writings, together with important images and documents. Supported by the Anne Frank Fonds in Basel, Switzerland, set up by Otto Frank to act as the guardian of Anne's work, this is a landmark publication marking the anniversary of 90 years since Anne's birth in 1929.
List of contents
Message and Legacy: Preface by The Anne Frank Fonds, Basle
I THE WRITINGS OF ANNE FRANK
THE DIARY OF A YOUNG GIRL
Foreword
The Diary of A Young Girl
TALES AND EVENTS FROM THE SECRET ANNEXE
Introduction
Personal Reminiscences, Daydreams and Essays
Fables and Short Stories
FURTHER WRITINGS
Letters
Verses in Friendship Books
The Favourite Quotes Notebook
The Egypt Book
II PHOTOS AND DOCUMENTS
III BACKGROUND AND CONTEXT
Mirjam Pressler: Anne Frank's Life
Mirjam Pressler: The History of Anne Frank's Family
Gerhard Hirschfeld: The Contemporary Historical Context
Francine Prose: The Publication History of Anne Frank's Diary
IV APPENDIX
Diary Versions A and B
Editorial Note
Family Tree: The Franks
Chronology Table
Further Reading
About the Translators
Picture Acknowledgements
Editorial Note
About the Anne Frank Fords
Report
A magisterial edition ... one of the virtues of The Collected Works is that it allows readers to track the evolution of the diary across its different incarnations ...The Complete Works thus gives a greatly enriched picture, and, as one reads its pages, one cannot help thinking of what Anne might have become. Bart van Es, Author of 'The Cut Out Girl' The Guardian
