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The Diary of a Young Girl
- Author
- Anne Frank
- Narrator
- Helena Bonham Carter
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Publish Date
- 12 June 2011
- Run Time
- 10 hours 8 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
- Genre
- Published diaries, letters and journals, Autobiography: historical, political and military, The Holocaust, Second World War, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Biography and autobiography, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Warfare, battles, armed forces, Children’s / Teenage social topics: War and conflict issues
- Rating
- 4.0 (2 reviews)
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Brought to you by Penguin.
*Narrated by Helena Bonham Carter*
THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK IS 'A MONUMENT TO THE HUMAN SPIRIT'
One of the most famous accounts of living under the Nazi regime comes from the diary of a thirteen-year-old Jewish girl, Anne Frank. Edited by her father Otto H. Frank and German novelist Mirjam Pressler, this is a true story to be rediscovered by each new generation.
12th July 1944:
'It's difficult in times like these: ideals, dreams and cherished hopes rise within us, only to be crushed by grim reality. It's a wonder I haven't abandoned all my ideals, they seem so absurd and impractical. Yet I cling to them because I still believe, in spite of everything, that people are truly good at heart.'
In the summer of 1942, fleeing the horrors of the Nazi occupation, Anne Frank and her family were forced into hiding in the back of an Amsterdam warehouse.
Aged thirteen, Anne kept a diary of her time in the secret annexe. She movingly revealed how the eight people living under these extraordinary conditions coped with hunger, the daily threat of discovery and death and isolation from the outside world.
A thought-provoking record of tension and struggle, adolescence and confinement, anger and heartbreak, the diary of Anne Frank is a testament to the atrocities of the past and a promise they will never be forgotten.
'One of the greatest books of the century' Guardian
'Rings down the decades as the most moving testament to the persecution of innocence' Daily Mail
'Astonishing and excruciating. Its gnaws at us still' New York Times Book Review
User Reviews
Book 4.0
Narration 4.5
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Fantastic narration by HBC, she even attempted to stick to the Dutch and German pronunciation for many of the names. It’s a very odd feeling reading the diary of a young girl that never got to reflect on the times she’s written about and never got the chance to grow up and live her dream. I’m happy her father decided to publish her work. The listening experience is bittersweet.
lynnreads 2025-08-24
Details
- Author
- Anne Frank
- Narrator
- Helena Bonham Carter
- Duration
- 10 hours 8 minutes
- Release Date
- 12 June 2011
- ISBN
- 9780141973159
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Genre
- Published diaries, letters and journals, Autobiography: historical, political and military, The Holocaust, Second World War, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Biography and autobiography, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Warfare, battles, armed forces, Children’s / Teenage social topics: War and conflict issues
- Rating
- 4.0(2 reviews)
- Narration
- 4.5(2 reviews)
Synopsis
Brought to you by Penguin. *Narrated by Helena Bonham Carter*THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK IS 'A MONUMENT TO THE HUMAN SPIRIT' One of the most famous accounts of living under the Nazi regime comes from the diary of a thirteen-year-old Jewish girl, Anne Frank. Edited by her father Otto H. Frank and German novelist Mirjam Pressler, this is a true story to be rediscovered by each new generation. 12th July 1944: 'It's difficult in times like these: ideals, dreams and cherished hopes rise within us, only to be crushed by grim reality. It's a wonder I haven't abandoned all my ideals, they seem so absurd and impractical. Yet I cling to them because I still believe, in spite of everything, that people are truly good at heart.' In the summer of 1942, fleeing the horrors of the Nazi occupation, Anne Frank and her family were forced into hiding in the back of an Amsterdam warehouse. Aged thirteen, Anne kept a diary of her time in the secret annexe. She movingly revealed how the eight people living under these extraordinary conditions coped with hunger, the daily threat of discovery and death and isolation from the outside world. A thought-provoking record of tension and struggle, adolescence and confinement, anger and heartbreak, the diary of Anne Frank is a testament to the atrocities of the past and a promise they will never be forgotten. 'One of the greatest books of the century' Guardian 'Rings down the decades as the most moving testament to the persecution of innocence' Daily Mail 'Astonishing and excruciating. Its gnaws at us still' New York Times Book Review
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