Book · 1998 · World War, 1939-1945
The diary of a young girl
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And and that i think again to go to this self-interested argument I think and i read this once about anne frank you know you read anne frank's diary and you see this precocious you know beautiful young girl who who's struck down in her prime that she's really a stand-in for a generation of other talented young people that.
Ryan Holiday · The Daily Stoic · Feb 2022 Listen at 51:27 What they say about it
- Read in school“read Anne Frank's diary when you were in school”3
The best things said about it
You think about how insanely stressful and scary that would be.
Ryan Holiday The Daily Stoic · Feb 2022 I was struck by how much Anne Frank edited her diaries. That seems to be something you were talking about over and over again. She wanted them to be published.
Where and when it comes up
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4 people who brought it up
Why people recommend it
The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank is the enduring historical document chronicling the life of a Jewish teenager hiding from Nazi persecution in Amsterdam during World War II. Ryan Holiday frequently recommended and discussed the book on The Daily Stoic, using Frank's reflections to illustrate how writing on paper provides a patient outlet during stressful and frightening times, and noting that she serves as a poignant stand-in for an entire generation of talented youth whose lives were tragically cut short. Adam Skolnick also recommended the diary on The Rich Roll Podcast while discussing essential literature on Holocaust history. David Perell brought up the book on How I Write to explore Anne Frank's extensive editing process and her desire for the work to eventually be published. Additionally, Garrison Davis referenced the book on Behind the Bastards while detailing instances of Nazi sympathizers burning banned literature, with Robert Evans noting the tragic historical irony. Across multiple podcasts, the diary is continuously cited not only as a crucial historical testament to the horrors of the Holocaust, but also as a masterclass in resilience, introspection, and the enduring power of the written word under impossible circumstances.
Every mention
Ryan Holiday I'm sure many of you read Anne Frank's diary when you were in school. You've heard of it. She has this grea… 4
“I'm sure many of you read Anne Frank's diary when you were in school. You've heard of it. She has this great line in her diary that I think about.”
“I'm sure many of you uh read Anne Frank's diary when you were in school or you've heard of it um you think about how insanely stressful and scary that would be”
“and and that i think again to go to this self-interested argument I think and i read this once about anne frank you know you read anne frank's diary and you see this precocious you know beautiful young girl who who's struck down in her prime that she's really a stand-in for a generation of other talented young people that”
“i'm sure many of you read anne frank's diary when you were in school or you've heard of it”
Adam Skolnick "Diary of Ann Frank" Ann Frank's family stories in that series. 1
“"Diary of Ann Frank" Ann Frank's family stories in that series.”
David Perell I was struck by how much Anne Frank edited her her diaries. That seems to be something you were talking abo… 1
“I was struck by how much Anne Frank edited her her diaries. That seems to be something you were talking about over and over again. She wanted them to be published.”
Garrison Davis Among the books being tossed in the fire were um Anne Frank's The Diary of a Young Girl. Yeah, that makes s… 1
“Among the books being tossed in the fire were um Anne Frank's The Diary of a Young Girl. Yeah, that makes sense.”
Other mentions (1: passing, ad reads, own books)
“where for a long time you kind of had the Diary of an Frank and and not that much more”