Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl
by: Anne Frank
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A beloved classic since its initial publication in 1947, thisvivid, insightful journal is a fitting memorial to the gifted Jewishteenager who died at Bergen-Belsen, Germany, in 1945. Born in 1929,Anne Frank received a blank diary on her 13th birthday, just weeksbefore she and her family went into hiding in Nazi-occupiedAmsterdam. Her marvelously detailed, engagingly personal entrieschronicle 25 trying months of claustrophobic, quarrelsome intimacywith her parents, sister, a second family, and a middle-aged dentistwho has little tolerance for Anne's vivacity. The diary's universalappeal stems from its riveting blend of the grubby particulars of lifeduring wartime (scant, bad food; shabby, outgrown clothes that can'tbe replaced; constant fear of discovery) and candid discussion ofemotions familiar to every adolescent (everyone criticizes me, no onesees my real nature, when will I be loved?). Yet Frank was no ordinaryteen: the later entries reveal a sense of compassion and a spiritualdepth remarkable in a girl barely 15. Her death epitomizes the madnessof the Holocaust, but for the millions who meet Anne through herdiary, it is also a very individual loss. --Wendy Smith
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Discovered in the attic in which she spent the last years of her life, Anne Frank's remarkable diary has since become a world classic -- a powerful reminder of the horrors of war and an eloquent testament to the human spirit. 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.
A beloved classic since its initial publication in 1947, thisvivid, insightful journal is a fitting memorial to the gifted Jewishteenager who died at Bergen-Belsen, Germany, in 1945. Born in 1929,Anne Frank received a blank diary on her 13th birthday, just weeksbefore she and her family went into hiding in Nazi-occupiedAmsterdam. Her marvelously detailed, engagingly personal entrieschronicle 25 trying months of claustrophobic, quarrelsome intimacywith her parents, sister, a second family, and a middle-aged dentistwho has little tolerance for Anne's vivacity. The diary's universalappeal stems from its riveting blend of the grubby particulars of lifeduring wartime (scant, bad food; shabby, outgrown clothes that can'tbe replaced; constant fear of discovery) and candid discussion ofemotions familiar to every adolescent (everyone criticizes me, no onesees my real nature, when will I be loved?). Yet Frank was no ordinaryteen: the later entries reveal a sense of compassion and a spiritualdepth remarkable in a girl barely 15. Her death epitomizes the madnessof the Holocaust, but for the millions who meet Anne through herdiary, it is also a very individual loss. --Wendy Smith
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Discovered in the attic in which she spent the last years of her life, Anne Frank's remarkable diary has since become a world classic -- a powerful reminder of the horrors of war and an eloquent testament to the human spirit. 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.
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- Great Book!!
We complain about our lives so many times a day.. And most of the times it's not even something really serious. This book shows you a girl that even going through such hard times, she faces it all in a peculiar way.. Of course she has her outbreaks as everyone (specially in confinement) would have but it's so... Try it! It's a must-read for all ages, but particularly for the young people.
Rating: - The Face of the Faceless
After I visited the building in Amsterdam where Anne Frank and her family had to hide during WWII, I finally decided to read her famous diary for myself. And I have to say: I was impressed. The book works very well on a variety of levels:
As History
This is an important historical witness of how the daily life of a teenager was restricted and finally squashed by the Nazi regime in Amsterdam. The humanity of Anne's daily thoughts - free-flowing and turbulent - make for a stark contrast ... Read More
Rating: - Amazing, This is the best book I have ever read...
This is truly one of the greatest books ever written. As a reader reads this book, he will see a young girl blossoming into a phenomenal young woman. All in the confines of her family's "Secret Annexe", while in hiding from the Gestapo, and to keep from being captured, and sent to a concentration camp.
As I read this book, I felt Anne Frank was speaking to me. I felt her anger, her rebellion, and laughed when she would tell a joke, or say something harsh about another member of the "Secret Annexe". ... Read More
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- New book condition
Shipping took longer than expected but the book was in new condition as was stated
Rating: - Anne Frank Diary
As a young adult I had read articles on the book.I knew the story.I saw the movie made from the book.However, I had never read the book itself.
The experience of reading the words of Anne as she lived for two year in hiding with her family, and others in hiding, was entirely different than just knowing the story.Reading another persons personal words as they were living the life that inspired them to write is a most intimate experience.
In my adult life I am glad to have had the experience ... Read More
- Great Book!! We complain about our lives so many times a day.. And most of the times it's not even something really serious. This book shows you a girl that even going through such hard times, she faces it all in a peculiar way.. Of course she has her outbreaks as everyone (specially in confinement) would have but it's so... Try it! It's a must-read for all ages, but particularly for the young people.
- The Face of the FacelessAfter I visited the building in Amsterdam where Anne Frank and her family had to hide during WWII, I finally decided to read her famous diary for myself. And I have to say: I was impressed. The book works very well on a variety of levels:
As History
This is an important historical witness of how the daily life of a teenager was restricted and finally squashed by the Nazi regime in Amsterdam. The humanity of Anne's daily thoughts - free-flowing and turbulent - make for a stark contrast ... Read More
- Amazing, This is the best book I have ever read...This is truly one of the greatest books ever written. As a reader reads this book, he will see a young girl blossoming into a phenomenal young woman. All in the confines of her family's "Secret Annexe", while in hiding from the Gestapo, and to keep from being captured, and sent to a concentration camp.
As I read this book, I felt Anne Frank was speaking to me. I felt her anger, her rebellion, and laughed when she would tell a joke, or say something harsh about another member of the "Secret Annexe". ... Read More
- New book conditionShipping took longer than expected but the book was in new condition as was stated
- Anne Frank DiaryAs a young adult I had read articles on the book.I knew the story.I saw the movie made from the book.However, I had never read the book itself.
The experience of reading the words of Anne as she lived for two year in hiding with her family, and others in hiding, was entirely different than just knowing the story.Reading another persons personal words as they were living the life that inspired them to write is a most intimate experience.
In my adult life I am glad to have had the experience ... Read More
