Later editions have restored the diary's original passages on sexuality. Frank – the lone survivor of the Frank family – heavily edited out Anne's unabashed speculations on sexuality and bodily functions. On a meta-textual level, sexuality was initially a sticking point when it came to the publication The Diary of a Young Girl. She writes unabashedly of touching her own breasts and of wanting to touch her best friend Jacqueline's breasts during her school days.

Given the repressed environment she inhabits, Anne has no idea that some of her innocent ideas about sex could be considered scandalous. Anne dedicates several journal entries to explaining the workings of human sexuality. As a result, Anne spends a lot of time puzzling out what it feels like to be a sexual being, what it means to be sexually normal, and how sex works. What does it mean to be romantically involved with someone versus just being friends? For instance, Anne swears she's not in love with Peter van Daan (she argues that the only boy she ever truly loved was Peter Schiff), but many of the feelings she has for Peter van Daan could be characterized as love.Īnne inhabits a sexually repressed world – sexual matters aren't generally discussed with children, let alone taught in school. Anne spends a lot of time puzzling out her sexual and romantic desires. Picture of the first edition title page for What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank.Although it's certainly an integral part of her journey from childhood to adolescence, Anne's sexuality, as well as her desire to love and be loved, deserves its own theme. Picture of the back dust jacket flap for the first edition of What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank. Knopf boards for What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank. Picture of the back dust jacket for the first edition of What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank. Picture of dust jacket where original $24.95 price is found for What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank. Picture of the first edition copyright page for What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank. Picture of the 2012 first edition dust jacket for What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank. What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank was a Pulitzer Prize Finalist. Back of dust jacket has 10 A-List reviews by Michael Chabon, Tea Obreht, Jonathan Franzen, Colum McCann, Jennifer Egan, Geraldine Brooks, Jonathan Safran Foer, Jonathan Lethem, Dave Eggers, and Richard Russo. Front dust jacket flap has single review by Gary Shteyngart. Boards are gray with silver lettering on a black cloth spine. Pages: 207 First Edition is stated at the bottom of the copyright page. First Edition Points and Criteria for What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank

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