Bibliograph

Anne Frank's family, the extraordinary story of where she came from, based on more than 6,000 newly discovered letters, documents, and photos, Mirjam Pressler with Gerti Elias ; translated from the German by Damion Searls

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Anne Frank's family, the extraordinary story of where she came from, based on more than 6,000 newly discovered letters, documents, and photos, Mirjam Pressler with Gerti Elias ; translated from the German by Damion Searls

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages [403]-404)

resource.biographical

collective biography

Illustrations

portraitsgenealogical tablesfacsimilesillustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Anne Frank's family

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

753625637

Responsibility statement

Mirjam Pressler with Gerti Elias ; translated from the German by Damion Searls

Sub title

the extraordinary story of where she came from, based on more than 6,000 newly discovered letters, documents, and photos

Summary

Traces the discovery by Frank's aunt's daughter-in-law of numerous family correspondences and keepsakes and what they revealed about the Frank family and the forces that shaped the famous young diarist

Table Of Contents

Alice Frank, neé Stern, Anne's grandmother (1865-1953). Many good and beautiful things ; Where we come from ; Family life ; The siblings ; But the ones who stayed were scattered to the winds -- Helene Elias, neé Frank, Anne's aunt (1893-1986). Daily life and distant longings ; The time without letters ; Uncertainty ; You can't let yourself get depressed -- Buddy Elias, Anne's cousin (b. 1925). Starting out ; Years on the road ; The globe-trotter ; The play ; Our reason for being here ; The movie ; Homesick for Herbstgasse ; Home at last ; Winter on Autumn Lane ; A new purpose in life -- Stern/Frank/Elias family tree

Target audience

adult

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