The First Graphic Adaptation of the Multi-Million Bestseller
’12th June, 1942: I hope I will be able to confide everything to you, as I have never been able to confide in anyone, and I hope you will be a great source of comfort and support.’
These words — written by a thirteen-year-old girl hiding from Nazi occupation in the back of an Amsterdam warehouse — have moved readers around the world for generations. Anne Frank began her diary in the summer of 1942, when she and her family were forced into the secret annexe, and continued to fill its pages with her innermost thoughts and feelings throughout their ordeal. Her writing reveals with extraordinary intimacy how eight people living under impossible conditions faced the daily threat of discovery and death.
Now, for the first time, Anne’s story has been brought to life as a graphic edition — adapted by Ari Folman, illustrated by David Polonsky, and authorized by the Anne Frank Foundation in Basel.
‘Folman and Polonsky have reclaimed Anne Frank in all of her humanity, and they allow us to witness for ourselves her beauty, courage, vision and imagination. And, in doing so, they have elevated the tools of the comic book to create an astonishing work of art.’ JEWISH JOURNAL
‘Faithful to the spirit and often the language of the diary… Mr Polonsky’s beautiful artwork offers a charming and convincing view of Anne on the page’ THE ECONOMIST
ISBN 13: 9780241978641
Author: Anne Frank
