Helen Fry in Conversation with Ruth Franklin on The Many Lives of Anne Frank

A revealing biography of Anne Frank, exploring both her life and the impact of her extraordinary diary.

Ruth Franklin’s The Many Lives of Anne Frank offers a fresh, in-depth look at Anne Frank’s transformation from teenager to global icon. Blending rigorous research with an innovative approach, Franklin examines Anne’s life in hiding, the evolution of her diary, and its impact today. She restores Anne’s complexity and agency while exploring the diary’s adaptations, political uses, and ongoing debates. In a time of rising antisemitism, this biography reinterprets Anne’s legacy for a polarized world.

In the series:
Apr. 27: with Helen Rappaport on The Rebel Romanov
Jun. 8: with Anne Sebba on The Women’s Orchestra of Auschwitz
**Jul. 27: with Ruth Franklin on The Many Lives of Anne Frank**Changed from June 1