A Goodreads user asked this question about The Diary of a Young Girl:
Do you think the book is better to read in German or English?
Lee Osborne Whatever language you read it in, get the most recent and complete edition you can. Versions published before Otto Frank's death in 1980 were quite he…moreWhatever language you read it in, get the most recent and complete edition you can. Versions published before Otto Frank's death in 1980 were quite heavily edited to remove Anne's more personal thoughts, and also comments critical to others. This was the version I read as a kid. The more recent version I'm reading is translated into better English and is much more complete, and it makes a big difference.(less)
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