Facts about The Diary of a Young Girl

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   In the original Dutch manuscript, Anne Frank gave pseudonyms to many of the people she wrote about, a practice partly retained in early published editions.

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   Published in over 70 languages, The Diary of a Young Girl is among the most translated books ever produced.

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   Miep Gies, a helper who supplied the Frank family in hiding, preserved Anne's diary by collecting scattered pages after the Gestapo's arrest and returning them unopened to Otto Frank.

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   Over 30 million copies of Anne Frank's diary have been sold worldwide since its 1947 publication, making it one of the most widely read books in history.

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   Otto Frank, Anne's father, discovered her diary in the hidden annex after World War II and spent years editing and publishing it, with the first Dutch edition appearing in 1947.

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   Anne Frank's diary entries span from June 12, 1942 to August 1, 1944, documenting her 25 months hiding in a concealed Amsterdam annex.

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