Did Anne Frank write her diary by herself?

The standard narrative has always been that she wrote the diary herself, exactly as it was published. We now know that isn't true, at least not exactly. Yes, she did write a diary, and the words in it are hers. No, the published version is not the version she wrote. read more

Her father, the only one in her family who survived the concentration camps, was shocked when he came back and found her diary. He was surprised that a girl of Anne's age had such deep thoughts, especially since he knew Anne's words were her own. read more

Anne Frank starts writing in her diary on her 13th birthday but also writes short stories while hiding in the secret annex. A diary as a best friend The Arrest Anne Frank starts writing in her diary on her 13th birthday and also writes tales during the hiding period. read more

In her closing message in Müller's biography of Anne Frank, Miep Gies expressed a similar thought, though she attempted to dispel what she felt was a growing misconception that "Anne symbolises the six million victims of the Holocaust", writing: "Anne's life and death were her own individual fate, an individual fate that happened six million times over. read more