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Updated with new, insightful material, this edition presents the complete and definitive version of Anne Frank’s diary, widely regarded as “the single most compelling personal account of the Holocaust” (The New York Times Book Review).

Anne Frank’s extraordinary diary, discovered in the attic where she spent her final years, has become a world-renowned classic. It serves as both a powerful reminder of the horrors of war and a testament to the resilience of the human spirit.

In 1942, as the Nazis occupied Holland, thirteen-year-old Anne and her Jewish family were forced into hiding in Amsterdam. Along with another family, they lived in the concealed upper rooms of an old office building for two years. Cut off from the outside world, they endured hunger, monotony, the hardships of confined living, and the ever-present danger of being discovered. Their refuge was ultimately betrayed to the Gestapo, leading to their capture.

During these years in hiding, Anne kept a diary, recording her thoughts and experiences in vivid detail. Her writing is by turns reflective, moving, and even humorous. Through her words, she provides a fascinating insight into human strength and vulnerability, offering an intimate self-portrait of a bright and spirited young girl whose life was tragically cut short.

Praise for *The Diary of a Young Girl*

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

“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*