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.
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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