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| author = Anne Frank
| author = Anne Frank
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| central theme = The Holocaust as seen by one of its victims
| elevator pitch = The real diary of one teenaged Jewish girl as she and her family hide from the Nazis.
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| genre = Diary
| genre = Diary
| publication date = June 25, 1947
| publication date = June 25, 1947
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As human nature would dictate, locking 8 people in half of a townhouse under such stressful situations meant that each of the occupants immediately proceeded to get on everyone else's nerves. The Diary abound with morbidly funny tales of the occupants arguing over rations, radio channels, people's cooking, and in one memorable story, a low scale campaign over bathroom privileges (note that any small mistake, like a toilet flushing at the wrong time, can get everyone killed).
As human nature would dictate, locking 8 people in half of a townhouse under such stressful situations meant that each of the occupants immediately proceeded to get on everyone else's nerves. The Diary abound with morbidly funny tales of the occupants arguing over rations, radio channels, people's cooking, and in one memorable story, a low scale campaign over bathroom privileges (note that any small mistake, like a toilet flushing at the wrong time, can get everyone killed).


On top of the domestic melodrama, Anne also poured into the diary the teenage rebellion that she can never act on, her confusion over puberty and budding sexuality, her deepest thoughts and philosophy and her romance with the handsome Peter van Pels. The diary sometimes can sound like the writing of any teenage girl (albeit a very insightful and interesting girl with very good diction and writing skills) if you forget the whole stranded-in-the-Nazi-heartland thing.
On top of the domestic melodrama, Anne also poured into the diary the teenage rebellion that she can never act on, her confusion over puberty and budding sexuality, her deepest thoughts and philosophy, and her romance with the handsome Peter van Pels. The diary sometimes can sound like the writing of any teenage girl (albeit a very insightful and interesting girl with very good diction and writing skills) if you forget the whole stranded-in-the-Nazi-heartland thing.


The last entry in the Diary was written on August 1, 1944. 3 days later, the Grüne Polizei stormed the Annex. Anne was sent to Auschwitz then Bergen-Belsen concentration camp, where she died of typhus in 1945, 5 months before the camp was liberated.
The last entry in the Diary was written on August 1, 1944. 3 days later, the Grüne Polizei stormed the Annex. Anne was sent to Auschwitz then Bergen-Belsen concentration camp, where she died of typhus in 1945, 5 months before the camp was liberated.
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Not just ''a'' Tear Jerker; ''the'' [[Tear Jerker]].
Not just ''a'' Tear Jerker; ''the'' [[Tear Jerker]].


The best known adaptation of the book is the play (1955) and movie (1959) ''[[The Diary of Anne Frank]]''. There is also the 2001 miniseries ''[[Anne Frank: The Whole Story]]''.
The best-known adaptation of the book is the play (1955) and movie (1959) ''[[The Diary of Anne Frank]]''. There is also the 2001 miniseries ''[[Anne Frank: The Whole Story]]''.


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