Anne Frank The Diary of a Young Girl..., Anne Frank
Anne Frank The Diary of a Young Girl..., Anne Frank
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Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl
The Definitive Edition

Author: Anne Frank

Narrator: Selma Blair

Unabridged: 9 hr 55 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/25/2010


Synopsis

THE DEFINITIVE EDITION • Discovered in the attic in which she spent the last years of her life, the remarkable diary that has become a world classic—a powerful reminder of the horrors of war and an eloquent testament to the human spirit.

Updated for the 75th Anniversary of the Diary’s first publication with a new introduction by Nobel Prize–winner Nadia Murad

“The single most compelling personal account of the Holocaust ... remains astonishing and excruciating.”—The New York Times Book Review

In 1942, with Nazis occupying Holland, a thirteen-year-old Jewish girl and her family fled their home in Amsterdam and went into hiding. For the next two years, until their whereabouts were betrayed to the Gestapo, they and another family lived cloistered in the “Secret Annex” of an old office building. Cut off from the outside world, they faced hunger, boredom, the constant cruelties of living in confined quarters, and the ever-present threat of discovery and death. In her diary Anne Frank recorded vivid impressions of her experiences during this period. By turns thoughtful, moving, and amusing, her account offers a fascinating commentary on human courage and frailty and a compelling self-portrait of a sensitive and spirited young woman whose promise was tragically cut short.

About The Author

Annelies Marie Frank was born on June 12, 1929, in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. Anne and her family were persecuted alongside millions of Jews prior to and during World War II for their faith.  It was during this period on her 13th birthday that Anne recieved a diary in which she wrote her life story. Forced to flee their home and go into hiding, the Frank family was eventually seperated, with Anne and her sister Margot being placed in Bergen-Belsen. In 1945, years after their initial seperation, it was discovered that both Anne and her sister were killed, leaving only her beloved diary behind.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Brenda on January 22, 2008

I confess to feeling slightly voyeuristic while reading this. It was constantly in the back of my mind that this was no ordinary novel, or even a true-to-life account. This was someone’s diary. Every page written in confidence, each word revealing the thoughts closest to the heart of this young girl......more

Goodreads review by Federico on March 17, 2023

Possibly the best personal diary ever. Nazi occupation of Netherlands, 1942. Hidden in the secret upper annex of an office building with several other jewish people, Annelies Marie Frank was thirteen years old when she started writing Kitty, her personal diary. In it, she poured all her thoughts a......more

Goodreads review by Tharindu on July 08, 2021

"Riches, prestige, everything can be lost. But the happiness in your own heart can only be dimmed; it will always be there, as long as you live, to make you happy again." I'm not sure if I can review this book properly. I started a few times before, but, it is just too difficult...I reall......more

Goodreads review by Alejandro on November 26, 2015

Maybe the first thing that most people would get shocked is that I rate with only 3 stars one of the best selling books of the 20th century (and now 21st century too) and even more, a book about the Holocaust. First thing that I learned about this book is honesty. Anne Frank teaches us all about hones......more

Goodreads review by Mario the lone bookwolf on July 06, 2023

A sad, very important work That´s a sociological and psychological study to How Frank describes both the outside world and the complex, inner relationships between the involved humans, is one of the essential elements of the book. One other are the Thoughts and feelings of a teenager In a world that......more


Quotes

“A truly remarkable book.”
The New York Times

“One of the most moving personal documents to come out of World War II.”
The Philadelphia Inquirer

“The new edition reveals a new depth to Anne’s dreams, irritations, hardship, and passions. . . . There may be no better way to commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of the end of World War II than to reread The Diary of a Young Girl, a testament to an indestructible nobility of spirit in the face of pure evil.”
Chicago Tribune 

“The single most compelling personal account of the Holocaust . . . remains astonishing and excruciating.”
The New York Times Book Review

“How brilliantly Anne Frank captures the self-conscious alienation and naïve self-absorption of adolescence.”
Newsday