The only complete collection of writings by Anne Frank; this impressive volume contains three of the extant versions of her Diary (including pages that came to light in 1998); Tales from the Secret Annex (he lesser known short stories; fables; and personal reminiscences); and Cady’s Life (her unfinished novel); along with the latest; most definitive scholarly research into Frank’s life. Anne Frank’s diary has become a modern classic. It stands alone as the moving testimony of a young girl whose world collapsed around her in the nightmare of Hitler’s Final Solution. Published in the United States in 1952; Anne Frank: A Diary of a Young Girl has been translated from the Dutch into nearly seventy languages; and millions of people the world over continue to respond to her extraordinary voice. The Diary of Anne Frank: The Revised Critical Edition presents the most fascinating; comprehensive study of that diary in existence. Prepared by the Netherlands Institute for War Documentation; this monumental work allows the reader to compare the three versions of the diary itself: Anne’s original entries; the diary as she herself edited it in the hiding place of the “Secret Annexâ€; and the version most popularly known; as edited by Anne’s father; Otto Frank; and a Dutch publishing house after World War II; when they removed certain family and sexual references. Every aspect of the diary—including Anne’s handwriting and the paper used—is meticulously examined; providing compelling proof and historical of its poignant testament. Absorbing biographical information on the Frank family enhances Anne’s personal perceptions; and a summary of critical events during and after the family’s arrest—including how the Nazi authorities learned about the Franks and their secret hiding places—adds a new dimension to this tragic; still resonant story. Illustrated throughout with black-and-white photographs; the Diary of Anne Frank: The Revised Critical Edition is an invaluable contribution to our awareness of the Holocaust and a stirring tribute to the author’s impressionable spirit.
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19 of 19 people found the following review helpful. A must read for an understanding of the world for Muslim womenBy DandelionThis book was published over 10 years ago so I assume that it is a bit outdated. I am afraid that the conditions for Islamic women have mostly gotten worse than described. I am also going to assume the ratings for this book varied widely. Some were probably so vile that they had to be blocked and other ratings may have been overly idealistic and condemning of the religion vs. traditions of the Islamic countries; some of which are still very much backwards (to those of us in the west).I found the book packed with vital; interesting; balanced information regarding religious practices in various Islamic countries. The author manages to cover the differences of attitudes and the attempts to make progress. She does a good job of explaining why some women; in the spirit of religious fever and anti-Western sentiment chose to start wearing a veil and even covering themselves from head to foot. It is hard for us in the west to accept this.There is an good understandable discussion of the Koran and it is interpreted to require more seclusion and abuse that the prophet Mohammed required. Though I must state; the book is written by a woman who converted to Judaism. I assume that makes her statements unacceptable to many people who might read this.This is a scholarly book with readable history of the Islamic countries and the various rulers of those countries. It also gave a good political analysis of how Western actions have helped increase fundamental fever rather than stop it (our misguided attempts have backfired). I also back came a conclusion that I had before I read the book. The only way Islamic women are going to gain some freedom from abuse is for them to find ways to lead their own people. Islamic men need to help and slowly they might make strides. I also had to resist injecting my own values into the reading of this - it was next to impossible but I did try.The book does a fairly good job of describing the main branches of Islamic traditions and why they came about. I knew that there were two but did not know about the many sub branches and related traditions. Finally there is a wonderful section about women athletics and the competition of Islamic women from Russian dominated countries (fairly liberal) to those from traditionally conservative Islamic areas (little training available.)I have a few minor negative comments. 1) the dictionary of terms is not go far enough. For instance there is a reference to a woman who is a Druse but nowhere was there an explanation of what a Druse is. 2) I would have liked a better understand what the term jihad really means to Islam. Many people believe all Muslims want to kill us. I think this is hardly true. But I would have like a deeper discussion of that point and similar attitudes to the west.3) I would have liked to see a timeline on the progress of Islam and the major conflicts with Christianity as well as persecution from Judaism and other religions.7 of 7 people found the following review helpful. Great book for a book club discussionBy ARCOur women's book club had a very interesting discussion about this book; which taught us many new things about the Moslem world. I think we all came away with a better understanding of the lives of women and their families in the Near East. The only problem is that the book was written in the mid 1990's and so much has happened in the world since then that we all wished there was an updated version!0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Well researched and well written look at the lives of Muslim womenBy BillThe journalist spent years with dozens of Muslim women in multiple countries. The descriptions of rich; poor and middle class women's lives show a variability far beyond what I would have guessed. Historical paragraphs show how Profit Muhammad's revelations and activities have affected the lives of women 14 centuries later. The author explains how the differing religious opinions provide a myriad of rules that vary from place to place.I know more now than I did when I started; but understand less.
