BOOK
Anne Frank : the Anne Frank House authorized graphic biography / Sid Jacobson and Ernie Colón.
- Date
- 2010
- By
- Jacobson, Sidney; Colón, Ernie; Anne Frank House
- Identifier
- ISBN 9780809026845 (hardcover alk. paper), ISBN 9780809026852 (pbk. alk. paper), ISBN 9780606237079 (Turtleback), ISBN 0809026848 (hardcover alk. paper), ISBN 0809026856 (pbk. alk. paper)
- Summary
Drawing on historical sites, archives, expertise, and the unquestioned authority of the Anne Frank House in Amsterdam, Sid Jacobson and Ernie Colon have created the first authorized graphic biography of Anne Frank. Carefully researched for historical authenticity, the book includes numerous panels featuring images that have been adapted from photographs of Anne and her family. --from publisher description.
"Drawing on the unique historical sites, archives, expertise, and unquestioned authority of the Anne Frank House in Amsterdam, the New York Times bestselling authors Sid Jacobson and Ernie Colon have created the first authorized graphic biography of Anne Frank. Their account is complete, covering the lives of Anne's parents, Edith and Otto; Anne's first years in Frankfurt; the rise of Nazism; the Franks' immigration to Amsterdam; war and occupation; Anne's years in the Secret Annex; betrayal and arrest; her deportation and tragic death in Bergen-Belson; the survival of Anne's father; and his recovery and publication of her astounding diary. Carefully researched for historical authenticity, the book includes numerous panels featuring images that have been painstakingly adapted from rare photographs of Anne and her family. A remarkable collaboration of talent, Anne Frank: The Anne Frank House Authorized Graphic Biography not only reflects the dedication of its authors but marks another milestone in the evolution of graphic nonfiction"--Cover, p. 2.
- Notes
A hopeful beginning -- Annelies Marie Frank -- The growth of Nazism -- Amsterdam -- Under German rule -- The diary -- The eight hiders -- The new year -- Discovery -- The story lives on.
Hopeful beginning -- Annelies Marie Frank -- Growth of Nazism -- Amsterdam -- Under German rule -- Diary -- Eight hiders -- New year -- Discovery -- Lives on.
"A novel graphic from Hill and Wang."
Includes bibliographical references (p. 149).
1st ed.
- Publisher
- New York : Hill and Wang, 2010.
- Format
- 152 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), col. maps ; 23 cm.
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