The Diary of a Young Girl - Anne Frank

A diary. A life. A voice the world will never forget

Amsterdam, 1942. To escape Nazi persecution, thirteen-year-old Anne Frank goes into hiding with her family and four other people. Behind the concealed entrance to the Secret Annex, eight people share cramped rooms, constant fear, and a fragile hope for freedom.

In her diary, Anne entrusts her hopes, fears, conflicts, and dreams to an imaginary friend she calls Kitty. She writes candidly about life in hiding, the disagreements among those living there, love, loneliness, and her desire to become a writer.

First published in the Netherlands in 1947, The Diary of a Young Girl has since been translated into more than 65 languages and has sold over 30 million copies worldwide. It has become one of the most important books of the twentieth century and an enduring testament to memory.
 

“One of the most moving accounts of war and its impact on the human spirit.”

— Eleanor Roosevelt
 

“Some of us read The Diary of a Young Girl while imprisoned on Robben Island and found great encouragement in its pages.”

— Nelson Mandela
 

“A haunting and heartbreaking story, yet somehow filled with warmth and as fresh as adolescence itself.”

— The New York Times ★★★★★