The Diary of a Young GirlBy: Anne Frank The diary as Anne Frank wrote it: The single most compelling personal account of the Holocaust remains astonishing and excruciating" (The New York Times Book Review). In a modern translation, this definitive edition contains entries about Annes burgeoning sexuality and confrontations with her mother that were cut from previous editions. Anne Franks The Diary of a Young Girl is among the most enduring documents of the twentieth century.