Bibliograph

The diary of a young girl, the definitive edition, Anne Frank ; edited by Otto H. Frank & Mirjam Pressler ; translated by Susan Massotty

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The diary of a young girl, the definitive edition, Anne Frank ; edited by Otto H. Frank & Mirjam Pressler ; translated by Susan Massotty

Language

eng

resource.biographical

autobiography

Illustrations

illustrationsplates

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The diary of a young girl

Oclc number

31411479

Responsibility statement

Anne Frank ; edited by Otto H. Frank & Mirjam Pressler ; translated by Susan Massotty

Sub title

the definitive edition

Summary

"In 1942, as Nazis occupied 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 upstairs rooms 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, Anne?s 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."--, from back cover

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