Finding Anne: Filming a new look at P.E.I.'s favourite daughter
Japanese translation | General interest
...Gagnon, who has lived in Japan for a decade, said the country's fascination for Anne dates to 1952 when the Japanese translation was published: "The Second World War was still fresh and Japanese women were living in misery. Then when the book was published, suddenly women began to feel hopeful again and were inspired by Anne's dynamism and her model of femininity."