New Republic

There’s Still More to Learn About Anne Frank

To take on a subject that has been extensively written about requires a degree of both daring and ambition in an author. When I started to read The Many Lives of Anne Frank by Ruth Franklin, I thought ...
Indiatimes

Quote of the day by Anne Frank: “Human greatness does not lie in wealth or power, but in character and goodness. People are just people, and all people have faults and ...

Anne Frank remains one of the most powerful voices to emerge from the tragedies of the twentieth century. Born in 1929 in Germany, she experienced her early years of life during a period of growing ...
The Washington Post

A new look at Anne Frank, through the eyes of a long-ago friend

Twice in my life I’ve wanted to find out everything I could about Anne Frank. The first time was when, as an early teenager, I read her diary. This was in the 1950s, not long after the book was ...
The Forward

The Many Lives of Anne Frank

The title of Ruth Franklin’s The Many Lives of Anne Frank exudes a tragic and no doubt purposeful irony. A melding of biography, literary exegesis and cultural history, this volume in the Yale ...
The New York Times

The Singular Tragedy of Anne Frank

Ms. Franklin is the author of the forthcoming “The Many Lives of Anne Frank.” “Poor helpless people are being dragged out of their homes. … Families are torn apart; men, women and children are ...
The New York Times

In the Secret Annex, Anne Frank’s Radio and a Love for Classical Music

Performances in N.Y.C. Her diary overflows with her devotion to books and movies. But after rereading the entries, a critic was struck by how often she writes about music. Credit...Photo 12/Universal ...