Diary Of A Young Girl

Book Details

• Publisher: Penguin

• Author: Anne Frank

• Language: English

• ISBN: 9780141007212

• Pages: 432

• Cover: Paperback

• Dimensions: 7.6 x 5.2 x 1.0 inches

About the Book:

The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank is one of the most profound and enduring accounts of life during the Holocaust. In July 1942, Anne Frank and her Jewish family, fleeing the horrors of Nazi occupation, went into hiding in a secret annex at the back of an Amsterdam warehouse. At the age of thirteen, Anne began writing in her diary, documenting her two years of seclusion, as she lived in constant fear of discovery, hunger, and the ever-present tension of living in confined quarters.

Through Anne's vivid and deeply personal writings, we gain insight into the daily struggles, fears, and emotional turmoil that she and her family endured. Her diary also captures the rawness of her inner thoughts, her musings on identity, relationships, and the world around her, making her story both timeless and universal. Anne’s reflections on the universal experiences of adolescence, human nature, and the resilience of the human spirit remain as poignant today as they were when first written.

Tragically, Anne's diary ends abruptly in August 1944, when the family was betrayed and discovered by the Nazis. Anne died at the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp in 1945, just three months before her sixteenth birthday. Yet her words continue to echo across generations, ensuring that her story—and the horrors of the Holocaust—are never forgotten.

This book remains the most powerful and moving testimony to the human capacity for suffering, hope, and survival in the face of incomprehensible evil.