L. M. Montgomery has inspired offshoots of her work, including a film that
was inspired by Anne of Green Gables, and stories that imagine Anne's early
history.
"Finding Anne" (2009) - This Japanese film
was inspired by Anne of Green Gables. "The
contemporary tale follows the journey of Anne Lee, a young Japanese girl
who visits
P.E.I. to find her grandmother's first love, a Canadian soldier. "In
1946, the soldier gave her grandmother a copy of Anne of Green Gables
and the
book changed her life, it gave her the strength to go on," Gagnon explained.
As Lee's quest continues, she discovers why Anne of Green Gables changed her
grandmother's
life and the lives of many other Japanese women."
Japan's
love of Anne leads to new movie: Contemporary tale draws on P.E.I.'s favourite
fictional daughter, but goes beyond the books by Marianne White, Canwest
News Service
Before Green Gables (2008) is a book on the early life of Anne
Shirley before her arrival at Green Gables and was written by Budge Wilson.
The book was published in February 2008 to commemorate the centennial of L.M.
Montgomery's Anne of Green Gables. Penguin publishing and some of Montgomery's
descendants have designated the book as an "official prequel."
Last Updated 04.19.09
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