Anne Frank’s Diary: The Graphic Adaptation #[nn]

David Polonsky's cover art captures the heart of this 2018 Pantheon graphic adaptation beautifully: Anne Frank sits at a wooden desk, her hand resting on her plaid diary beside a pen and inkwell, gazing out at the reader with quiet composure. Behind her, framed like a window into another world, a group of anxious figures — adults and a cat on a staircase — crowd a cramped interior space, conveying the tense, close-quartered life surrounding her. Adapted by Ari Folman from Anne Frank's own words, this is a thoughtful and visually rich way to experience one of history's most important personal accounts.