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Front Row: Anne Frank

Anne Frank

11/04/2012

BBC Radio 4 - Front Row, Anne Frank

Mark Lawson reports on how the life of Anne Frank has inspired a range of new writing.

Mark Lawson reports on how Anne Frank has inspired a range of fiction writers, including interviews with Bernard Kops, Shalom Auslander and Ellen Feldman.

With Mark Lawson.

The Diary of Anne Frank is, for many, the book that best exemplifies the tragedy of the Jewish experience during World War II. Millions of school children read the book, which is seen as an important preventative reminder of the holocaust. 

In this Front Row special, writers including Shalom Auslander, Nathan Englander, Ellen Feldman, Meg Rosoff and Bernard Kops discuss why the life and writing of Anne Frank inspire writers of fiction. They also reflect on her continuing significance, while the actress Amy Dawson discusses how she approaches playing Anne on stage.

Producer Ellie Bury.

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