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The Diary

During the Second World War, the German-Jewish Frank family and four other Jews had to hide from the National Socialists in Amsterdam. During this time, 13-year-old Anne Frank recorded her thoughts and feelings in her diary. However, she also described everyday life in the secret annex and the overwhelming fear of being discovered. The diary ends on 1 August 1944; three days later the secret annex was discovered, and Anne died seven months later in the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp. After the war, the various diaries written by his daughter were returned to Anne's father who had extracts from them published for the first time in 1947. The complete version of the Diary of Anne Frank has so far been published in more than 70 languages. Many revised versions have also been published. The globally binding version that was published in 1991 contains all the sections of the original diary.