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Imprint: Penguin Classics. Published: 07/03/2019. Her curiosity about her emerging sexuality, the conflicts with her mother, her passion for Peter, a boy whose family hid with hers, and her acute portraits of her fellow prisoners reveal Anne as more human, more vulnerable and more vital than ever. One of the greatest books of the twentieth century' Guardian. A modern classic' Julia Neuberger, The Times.
Download Cover Image. About the book: In July 1942, thirteen-year-old Anne Frank and her family, fleeing the horrors of Nazi occupation, went into hiding in an Amsterdam warehouse. Over the next two years, Anne vividly describes not only the daily frustrations of living in such close quarters, but also her thoughts, feelings and longings as she grows up. Her diary ends abruptly and tragically when, in August 1944, Anne and her family were all finally betrayed.
This diary from the Dutch girl who hid from the Nazis during World War II, offers insights into a life typical of any teenager. It reveals her curiosity about her emerging sexuality, the conflicts with her mother, her passion for Peter, a boy whose family hid with hers, and her acute portraits of her fellow prisoners reveal Anne as more human, more vulnerable and more vital than ever. From these passages she emerges first and foremost as a teenage girl, not a remote and flawless symbol.
Anne Frank's The Diary of a Young Girl is among the most enduring documents of the twentieth century. Since its publication in 1947, it has been read by tens of millions of people all over the world. It remains a beloved and deeply admired testament to the indestructable nature of the human spirit. These passages, which constitute 30 percent more material, reinforce the fact that Anne was first and foremost a teenage girl, not a remote and flawless symbol
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. remains astonishing and excruciating. How brilliantly Anne Frank captures the self-conscious alienation and naïve self-absorption of adolescence. About The Diary of a Young Girl. A timeless story discovered by each new generation, The Diary of a Young Girl stands without peer. For young readers and adults, it continues to bring to life this young woman, who for a time survived the worst horrors the modern world had seen - and who remained triumphantly and heartbreakingly human throughout her ordeal.
The Diary of a Young Girl (Paperback). Published March 30th 2000 by Penguin Modern Classics. Author(s): Anne Frank