Anne Frank was born on June 12, 1929, in Frankfurt, Germany. In 1933, her family moved to Amsterdam to escape the rising Nazi party. When the Nazis invaded the Netherlands in 1940, Anne's sister Margot received a call-up notice to report to a Nazi "work camp" in 1942. The family decided to go into hiding, and Anne's father, Otto Frank, prepared a secret annex in the building where he worked.
The diary itself was nearly lost. Meticulously preserved by Miep Gies, one of the brave Dutch citizens who helped hide the families, it was passed to Otto Frank, the sole survivor, after the war.
"The Diary of Anne Frank" has had a profound impact on the world. Translated into over 60 languages, the book has sold millions of copies worldwide. The diary has been adapted into numerous plays, films, and TV productions, and has become a cultural touchstone for discussions about tolerance, empathy, and human rights.
When users search for they are often looking for more than just the standard abridged versions found in bookstores. Over the decades, several versions of the diary have been published:
