The Diary of a Young GirlThe Diary of a Young Girl

"Discovered in the attic in which she spent the last years of her life, Anne Frank's remarkable diary, a powerful reminder of the horrors of war and an eloquent testament to the human spirit, has since become a world classic beloved by generations of students. As of March 2021, all Penguin Random House editions of The Diary of a Young Girl are now based on the Definitive Edition of the text, authorized by the Anne Frank Fonds. What is The Diary of a Young Girl 'Definitive Edition'? When the diary was first published in 1952, it omitted almost 30 percent of Anne's original diary. Anne's father, Otto Frank, quite deliberately excluded sections where Anne expressed negative feelings about her mother and others in the Annex, believing that Anne would not have wanted such views made public. In addition, the original Dutch publisher was conservative and uncomfortable printing Anne's entries concerning her burgeoning sexuality. The Definitive Edition restored all the text that had been omitted, and was first published in a new translation by Susan Massotty in 1995. The Definitive Edition is preferred as the most complete and accurate edition of The Diary of a Young Girl available"--Publisher's description.
This definitive edition, featuring a new translation, is the diary as Anne Frank wrote it, containing entries about her burgeoning sexuality and confrontations with her mother that were cut from previous editions. Frank's diary is among the most enduring documents of the twentieth century--Publisher's description.