A NEW DIARY Part 1
What`s the first thing that comes to your mind when you hear the word 'Diary'? Anne Frank isn`t it? Annelies Marie Frank, the most notable diarist of the 20th century, whose white and red checked hard bound diary that recited tales of the secret annex. I remember reading the book when I was in grade 10, it was heartbreaking , something that really shook me hard, compelling me to rethink how dystopian world we line in is. Yet it didn`t lack the slightest on the funny bone note. It disrobed the sluggish condition of jews, and infact innocent people who didn`t even wish to be the part of a war . The quotes she added in some parts were icing on the cake just like the one below,
She passed away early ,earlier than even most writers realized they like writing, a tender age of 15 was it. Sometimes I wonder what Anne would have written today if she were alive . How would have she reacted after seeing her very own diary being one of the best autobiographies ! I wondered just like John Keats ,the world of literature did infact lose another of its jewel at a really tender age.
But perhaps, it didn`t .
This is Barbro Karlen , a swedish writer, poet to Människan på jorden , a book of poetry she published at a really early age that led to her recognition as a prodigy. She had published eleven books of poetry and prose by the time she was , think of a number . How about 16 ! Almost the same age Anne was when she passed away , but 25 years later. And she also wrote Människan på jorden when she was 12, remember on which birthday of Anne did she receive the diary !
Ever since she was a small child she dreamed of another life. The fear would over come her and she would wake up shaking and frightened. She had the horrible dreams for as long as she could remember.
The most startling thing began when she was about two years old. She told her mother and father that her name was not Barbro, it was in fact Anne !
Strange isn`t it ? Yeah , I too was shell shocked when I came across this.
Strange isn`t it ? Yeah , I too was shell shocked when I came across this.
