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The diary kept by Anne Frank (1929-1945) from 1942 to 1944 in her Amsterdam hiding place is one the best-known literary sources of the Holocaust. First published in the Netherlands in 1947, the notes and observations received increasing international attention from the 1950s onwards. At first the diary was read less as a document of the Holocaust than as the touching literary explorations of a young girl. Adaptations of Anne Frank's account, especially in the theatre, led to recurring debates over the universal applicability of her life story. 1. The diaryOn June 12, 1942, Anne Frank…