The Diary of Anne Frank

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Referenced when discussing how 'the survival of Anne Frank's diary gives a human face to' the horror of what happened to Jews in Amsterdam during the Nazi occupation. The diary is mentioned as personalizing the tragedy in a way unique to Amsterdam.

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Mentioned in reference to Anne Frank writing in her diary that she longed to have a dog like Rin Tin Tin

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Mentioned when Tom suggests Jonathan Freedland's book might rank alongside 'Anne Frank's diary and Primo Levi's book as a record of what it was like to be human amid all that suffering'

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Discussed in the context of how Dominic handled the Holocaust chapter in his Second World War children's book. He explains that the entire chapter is framed around Anne Frank's experience, and that his editor agreed it would be 'mad not to do Anne Frank' because her story is so compelling and well-known. Referenced as the emotional anchor for introducing children to the Holocaust.