Books with author Anne FRANK

For almost fifty years, Anne Frank's diary has moved millions with its testament to the human spirit's indestructibility, but readers have never seen the full text of this beloved book--until now. This new translation, performed by Winona Ryder, restores nearly one third of Anne's entries excised by her father in previous editions, revealing her burgeoning sexuality, her stormy relationship with her mother, and more.

Anne Frank and her family originally lived in Germany, but during the early thirties when Hitler came to power, they migrated to Holland, where for a time they lived normal lives. When the Nazis occupied Holland the family was forced to flee again, because they were Jews. They remained in Amsterdam, hiding in the abandoned half of an old office building, along with another family. Anne was thirteen years old at this time. In her diary Anne reveals the relations between eight people living under extraordinary conditions, facing hunger, the ever present threat of discovery and death, boredom, petty misunderstandings. Anne's account of their daily lives is a fascinating commentary on human behavior. Here is the compelling self-portrait of a young girl just on the brink of maturity, when the diary and her life reach their tragic end.