THEDEFINITIVEEDITION-Discoveredintheatticinwhichshespentthelastyearsofherlife,theremarkablediarythathasbecomeaworldclassic--apowerfulreminderofthehorrorsofwarandaneloquenttestamenttothehumanspirit.Updatedforthe75thAnniversaryoftheDiary’sfirstpublicationwithanewintroductionbyNobelPrize-winnerNadiaMurad“ThesinglemostcompellingpersonalaccountoftheHolocaust...remainsastonishingandexcruciating.“--TheNewYorkTimesBookReviewIn1942,withNazisoccupyingHolland,athirteen-year-oldJewishgirlandherfamilyfledtheirhomeinAmsterdamandwentintohiding.Forthenexttwoyears,untiltheirwhereaboutswerebetrayedtotheGestapo,theyandanotherfamilylivedcloisteredinthe“SecretAnnex“ofanoldofficebuilding.Cutofffromtheoutsideworld,theyfacedhunger,boredom,theconstantcrueltiesoflivinginconfinedquarters,andtheever-presentthreatofdiscoveryanddeath.InherdiaryAnneFrankrecordedvividimpressionsofherexperiencesduringthisperiod.Byturnsthoughtful,moving,andamusing,heraccountoffersafascinatingcommentaryonhumancourageandfrailtyandacompellingself-portraitofasensitiveandspiritedyoungwomanwhosepromisewastragicallycutshort.
