Van Daan is self-absorbed, flirting alternately with Mr. Van Daan spends much of his money on cigarettes, even selling his wife's beloved fur coat in order to purchase more furthermore, he steals some of the food that the inhabitants are rationing. She writes with great disdain of the Van Daans, in particular of their constant bickering and their selfishness. Published in Dutch in 1947 and in English translation in 1952, the book has been translated into more than 50 languages.Īnne Frank describes with great admiration her intelligent and loving father, writes of her sometimes rocky relationship with her mother, and discusses her accomplished and talented sister, Margot. She paints a vivid picture of the eight people who spent more than two years cooped up in the annex, with little food, little space, and virtually no privacy.
Diary of a Young Girl tells Anne Frank's story of her life in hiding in the secret annex in Amsterdam from July 1942-August 1944.
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