• Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl

  • The Definitive Edition
  • By: Anne Frank
  • Narrated by: Selma Blair
  • Length: 9 hrs and 55 mins
  • 4.7 out of 5 stars (6,862 ratings)

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Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl

By: Anne Frank
Narrated by: Selma Blair
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The definitive edition.

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 13-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.

©2010 Random House

Critic reviews

"The new edition reveals a new depth to Anne's dreams, irritations, hardship, and passions....There may be no better way to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the end of World War II than to reread

The Diary of a Young Girl, a testament to an indestructive nobility of spirit in the face of pure evil." (Chicago Tribune)

“The single most compelling personal account of the Holocaust...remains astonishing and excruciating.” (The New York Times Book Review)

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A story I’ve heard about all my life ...

A beautiful yet heartbreaking story, for which Selma Blair made come to life for me. I’m so glad I chose this edition. This story is extraordinary in that it portrays the human condition in trying to make life as normal and happy in an impossible set of circumstances. The power, the feeling, the meaning should never be taken for granted, nor should the cost of freedom. There are much too many in this world, who on far too many occasions want to take it from us.

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deeply moving

Ann's thoughts and inner strength shows you how there were many amazing people killed meaninglessly

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Best real story ever read

The best book
best narrator
words are with emotions and feelings

Thank you Audible for narrating this book

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What a remarkable girl

The world lost a tremendous person because of ignorance and blind hate. Anne was a genius with words. In the end, she still believed that most people had good hearts. Selma Blair's narration is fantastic, if a little fast-paced. How could you not be deeply touched by this story?

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Good book and historical reference

I enjoyed it, it felt repetitive at times. Great historical reference of life during WWII.

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invaluable

The biographical diary of a young girl, whom we must confirm was indubidably beautiful. Thank life we have such humanity.

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So beautifully tragic and yet real

So much real life shared in such a light fun (and sometimes long) but ultimately so heartbreaking and beautiful.

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perfect

Amazing!!! what a true inspiration to listen and read! very clear to listen to and a great experience!

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Wonderful Classic

Classic book. Surprised me how the things this girl experiences were so like girls of today. Ending brought tears to my eyes. Loved this book

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Shannon

Amazing story of Ann Frank & her family & friends & how they tried to survive in a historical time in history.

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