Cover of The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank

Nonfiction

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History

Biography

Memoir

Autobiography

Holocaust Literature

Diary

Jewish Literature

The Diary of a Young Girl

Het Achterhuis

Anne Frank

Anne Frank’s diary records life in hiding during the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands, capturing fear, adolescence, hope, and the human cost of the Holocaust.

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Published

June 25, 1947

Publisher

Contact Publishing

Pages

368

ISBN-13

9780385480338

What this book opens

The Diary of a Young Girl is Anne Frank’s first-person account of life in the Secret Annex in Amsterdam, where she, her family, and four others hid during the Nazi occupation.

The diary is both a historical document and a deeply personal coming-of-age work, shaped by fear, family tension, ambition, loneliness, humor, and hope.

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About The Author

Related reading

  1. The diaryhttps://www.annefrank.org/en/anne-frank/diary/
    Official overview of Anne’s diary and its purpose.

  2. The publication of the diaryhttps://www.annefrank.org/en/anne-frank/diary/publication-diary/
    Explains how the diary was edited and published after the war.

  3. The two versions of Anne’s diaryhttps://www.annefrank.org/en/anne-frank/diary/two-versions-annes-diary/
    Shows Anne as a writer revising her own work.

  4. The complete works of Anne Frankhttps://www.annefrank.org/en/anne-frank/diary/complete-works-anne-frank/
    Places the diary within Anne’s wider writing.

  5. So, who is Dear Kitty?https://www.annefrank.org/en/anne-frank/diary/so-who-is-dear-kitty/
    Explains the imagined addressee of Anne’s diary letters.

  6. The Secret Annexhttps://www.annefrank.org/en/anne-frank/secret-annex/
    Context for the hiding place where Anne wrote the diary.

  7. A dangerous half hour in the Secret Annexhttps://www.annefrank.org/en/anne-frank/secret-annex/room-otto-edith-margot-frank/
    Shows the daily danger and silence of life in hiding.

  8. How did Anne’s diary become so famous?https://www.annefrank.org/en/anne-frank/diary/how-did-annes-diary-become-so-famous/
    Tracks the diary’s global reach and adaptations.

  9. Initial reactions to The Secret Annexhttps://www.annefrank.org/en/anne-frank/diary/initial-reactions-secret-annex/
    Shows early responses to the published diary.

  10. The authenticity of the diary of Anne Frankhttps://www.annefrank.org/en/anne-frank/go-in-depth/authenticity-diary-anne-frank/
    Addresses authenticity, evidence, and denial claims.

  11. Anne, from diarist to iconhttps://www.annefrank.org/en/anne-frank/go-in-depth/anne-diarist-icon/
    Explores Anne’s transformation into a global symbol.

  12. Anne Frank: Diaryhttps://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/anne-frank-diary
    Holocaust Museum context for the diary and its versions.

  13. Anne Frank Biography: Who was Anne Frank?https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/anne-frank-biography
    Author and historical context from USHMM.

  14. Anne Frank: Amsterdam and deportationhttps://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/map/anne-frank-amsterdam-and-deportation
    Maps Anne’s journey from Amsterdam to deportation.

  15. Diary of a Young Girlhttps://www.britannica.com/topic/The-Diary-of-a-Young-Girl
    Concise literary and historical overview.

  16. How Anne Frank’s Diary Survivedhttps://time.com/4803406/anne-frank-diary-anniversary/
    Explains how the diary was preserved after the arrest.

  17. Hidden Pages in Anne Frank’s Diary Deciphered After 75 Yearshttps://www.history.com/articles/anne-frank-diary-hidden-pages-discovery
    Covers recovered hidden pages and their significance.

  18. Why Did Anne Frank’s Father Edit And Censor Her Diary?https://www.historyextra.com/period/20th-century/anne-frank-diary-how-edited-hidden-pages-father-otto-what-she-really-wrote/
    Explains Otto Frank’s editorial role and omissions.

  19. Who Owns Anne Frank?https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1997/10/06/who-owns-anne-frank
    Essay on interpretation, adaptation, and ownership of Anne’s story.

  20. Anne Frank’s Diary: The Graphic Adaptation Reimagines the Young Girl’s Storyhttps://www.teenvogue.com/story/anne-frank-diary-graphic-novel
    Covers adaptation and preserving Anne’s voice for new readers.

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