The Dutch edition of The life of Anne Frank, the graphic biography is to be published next month. The biography represents the life of Anne Frank in words and images, and makes connections between her life and the important historical events. The graphic biography is aimed at young adults and adults, and will be available at bookshops and comic book specialists in the Netherlands from the end of June. It will be published in the United States in July, and in Germany, France, Italy and Great Britain starting in the Fall
Based on positive experiences in a dozen countries with two earlier educational graphic novels, ‘A Family Secret’ and ‘The Search’, the Anne Frank House has now authorized a graphic narrative of the life of Anne Frank.
In the USA there is a long tradition of serious graphic non-fiction. Together with publisher Hill & Wang, the Anne Frank House approached a renowned creative team – writer Sid Jacobson and artist Ernest Colón – to develop the biography. With The 9/11 Report and other works, Jacobson and Colón have shown that they can make complex information accessible with creativity, rich imagery and integrity. Sid Jacobson and Ernie Colón have worked on the biography of Anne Frank with great dedication, assisted by experts of the Anne Frank House. “A crown on our careers”, say the authors.
L Publishers (an imprint of Luitingh Publishers) is publishing the biography in the Netherlands, Hill & Wang in the United States, Canada and other English-speaking countries, MacMillan in Great Britain and Australia, Carlsen Verlag in Germany, Les Editions Belin in France and Rizzoli in Italy, with others to come.
The Anne Frank House, with the assistance of producer/ packager Young Crowds, will distribute the biography to secondary schools in the Netherlands. Schools can order the biography – complemented by an extensive teaching package – for the coming school year.