#Het Achterhuis

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Milestone Monday

On this day, June 12 in 1942, the German-Dutch Jewish diarist Anne Frank (1929-1945) received a diary for her thirteenth birthday while in hiding with her family during the German occupation of the Netherlands in World War II. Frank and her family were famously captured by the Gestapo two years later in 1944 and transported to various concentration camps, where at the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp Anne and her sister Margot died a few months later, probably of typhus.

The diary, which Anne Frank edited and rewrote portions of for an intended reading public, was retrieved by two women who helped hide the family and given to Frank's father Otto Frank, the family's only survivor, after the war ended and Anne's death was confirmed. The diary's ultimate publication in 1947 made Anne Frank one of the most-discussed Jewish victims of the Holocaust, and arguably one of the most celebrated diarists in Western history.

The diary was originally published in Amsterdam by Contact Publishing under the Dutch title Het Achterhuis, which is usually translated as The Secret Annex but literally means "the house behind" or "back of the house." We hold the first French edition, published as Journal de Anne Frank in Paris by Calmann-Lévy in 1950, and the first American edition, translated by Barbara Mooyaart-Doubleday and published as The Diary of a Young Girl in Garden City, New York, by Doubleday & Company in 1952, with an introduction by Eleanor Roosevelt. In a prelude to her diary, which she dates 12 June 1942, Anne Frank writes:

I hope I shall be able to confide in you completely, as I have never been able to do in anyone before, and I hope that you will be a great support and comfort to me.

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[yoursannefrank]

Otto Frank inaugurating the Statue of Anne Frank, Amsterdam 1977

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Good Omentober 29 - 1947

Prompt by @disaster-dog

Aziraphale reflects on 1947 through a series of diary entries.

January 1st

Dear Diary,

Well, here I am, bringing in yet another earthy year alone in the bookshop but it feels different somehow. I am finding it ever so hard to get through these days, almost as if some of Crowley’s existentialism found its way to me. After learning about the tragedy in Japan I am struggling to see the good in things. The whole last year felt like such a terrible blur, possibly due to it. I didn’t know all that much about the place but the few times I popped in it truly was quite lovely. I’d always meant to ask Crowley if he had been. I think he would’ve quite liked it.

I’m worried Crowley might be more involved than he letting on. I haven’t seen him since the early years of the war and while I don’t want to believe it, I can’t fathom all of this being anything but Hell’s creation. Even if he wasn’t the conceiver, he could've been called down to Hell at any moment.

But surely Crowley wasn’t like that. He wouldn’t have killed those Nazis if that were the case. He certainly wouldn’t have saved my books.

He’s a confusing one, that wily serpent.

I do hope I see him soon.

A.Z Fell.

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May 4th

Dear Diary,

I found myself rearranging the bookshop again today. While I did enjoy the Dewey system for a while I fear it’s all too convoluted for me these days. I spent a terribly long time trying to organise everything based on how I felt when I read them. It’s a shame that so many books made me feel all manner of things. I do suppose I have some more to learn in that regard. I will finish the rearranging tomorrow, I think. Hopefully with a clearer head too.

I saw an advertisement for a lovely film called A Miracle on 34th Street. It seemed to get good reviews in the paper as well. I might even consider seeing it if time allows.

I still haven’t heard from Crowley. As each day passes I begin to wonder if he still wants to take part in our arrangement. I wonder sometimes if he was called back down to Hell and hasn’t been allowed to return to Earth.

Another part of me, a part that makes me so terribly sad, is wondering if he was discorporated since I saw him last. I try to not linger on that thought for too long. I’m sure the demon will appear as soon as time allows. He always seems to.

A.Z. Fell

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June 17th

Dear Diary,

It appears as though I am not the only one who has been faced with a sense of impending doom as of late. I’ve had numerous customers asking about a magazine (which I will never carry mind you!) that has some kind of doomsday clock on the cover. It seems as if the state of the world has caused many troubled thoughts amongst the humans as well. I’m still managing to hold on to the faith I have in God that this is all part of the plan.

I do just wish things weren’t so terribly dismal thought. 

After doing more investigation into this doomsday phenomena, it seems as if the time of the clock is rather arbitrary. I do suppose that the almighty’s plan is ineffable, after all.

It seems much like the type of thing Crowley would be intrigued by. I purchased a copy of the magazine and I have it stashed away for when he returns.

I even managed to find some of that wine he likes so much.

A.Z Fell

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June 30th

Dear Diary,

I found a new book for my collection today. It appears to be a diary, much like this one, but from a young girl during the war. I haven’t managed to finish it yet as it seems my Dutch is a little rustier than I anticipated but it’s truly something else. It feels important. I can’t help but listen to this young woman’s words, like she is desperate for someone to hear her.

Note: Order more copies of Het Achterhuis

They do say that tragedy is the greatest catalyst for art and these humans are terribly clever. I find myself wondering what they might come up with next. I just wish it didn’t take a war to do so. I have been praying more often, worried my faith is waning. I know I, a mere principality has no bearing on the ineffable plan but it’s getting harder and harder to see the bright side of all this. I do hope these blues that have overcome me will pass soon.

A.Z Fell

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November 20th

Dear Diary,

Oh how fabulous it is to have these butterflies in my chest! I got to bless the most fabulous matrimony today of a young royal couple. I bestowed upon them all angelic gifts I could muster. I do hope they live a fabulous and joyous life.

It was simply delightful to have another assignment from Heaven come through. I was getting worried when things fell quiet but it appears things are well and truly returning to normal after all.

Well, as normal as they could be. Unfortunately there has still been no sign of the demon. I haven’t had to thwart any wiles recently. I pray he returns soon. I never thought I would ever miss the antics of a demon but my routine feels rather dull without the usual back and forth.

A.Z Fell

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December 25th

Dear Diary,

This festive season has been absolutely wondrous. The decorations and traditions the humans have developed are simply beautiful and every year I get a chance to experience it all over again. I truly am the luckiest angel, it seems.

One of the lovely ladies from the shop down the road dropped of the most scrummy treats when she heard I’d be spending the day alone. She truly is a gem. I don’t mind it though. There’s enough joy in the air to please any angel.

I suppose I might have one ask. It may be hopeless but I do hope that wherever Crowley is, he is enjoying himself.

A.Z Fell

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December 30th

Dear Diary,

I had the most wondrous visitor today. I never thought I would be relieved to see a demon but I’m oh so glad he popped in today. We might be going to the park later to ring in the new year. He tells me there’s something I simply must see. I do hope it’s not another statue of Gabriel.

I am so glad Crowley is home. Maybe 1948 will be the year that things turn around.

A.Z Fell

[bookcoversaroundtheworld]

Het Achterhuis - Brazil (2020)

Discovered in the attic in which she spent the last years of her life, Anne Frank’s remarkable diary has become a world classic—a powerful reminder of the horrors of war and an eloquent testament to the human spirit.

[peoplefromheaven]

Books I’ve read in January:

The bell jar by Sylvia Plath

Lord of the flies by William Golding

Strange case of dr Jekyll & mr Hyde and other stories by Robert Louis Stevenson

The picture of Dorian gray by Oscar Wilde

Pingpong by s. Carmiggelt

Maus by Art Spiegelman

The making of the modern Middle East by Jeremy Bowen

The honjin murders by seishi yokomizo

The hate u give by angie Thomas

Het achterhuis by Anne Frank

The man at Mulera by Kathryn Blair

[daughterofhecata]

I did both @batmanisagatewaydrug‘s and @macrolit‘s Reading Bingos this year - was aiming for blackouts on both, didn‘t manage it for macrolit’s, but I did get a couple bingos.

Titles for each under the cut, full reading list here.

batmanisagatewaydrug:

translated book: Jonathan L. Howard: Johannes Cabal #1. Seelenfänger. [org. title: Johannes Cabal the Necromancer]

graphic novel: Vincent Burmeister, David Schraven: Unter Krähen. Aus dem Inneren der Republik. [no english title]

nonfiction: Anna Mirga-Kruszelnicka, Jekatyerina Dunajeva: Re-Thinking Roma Resistance throughout History: Recounting Stories of Strength and Bravery.

sequel: Luke Arnold: Fetch Phillips Archives #3. One Foot in the Fade.

poetry collection: Rainer Maria Rilke: Gedichte [herausgegeben vom Hamburger Lesehefte Verlag]

published before 2010: Faye Kellerman: Die Schwingen des Todes [org. title: Stone Kiss]

memoir: Theodor Michael: Deutsch Sein und Schwarz Dazu. Erinnerungen eines Afro-Deutschen. [engl. title: Black German. An Afro-German Life in the Twentieth Century.]

oldest on TBR: Anne Frank: Tagebuch der Anne Frank. 14. Juni 1942 bis 1. August 1944. [org. title: Het Achterhuis/engl. title: The Diary of a Young Girl]

author from a different country: Alexander Wolkow: Zauberland-Reihe #1. Der Zauberer der Smaragdenstadt. [org. title: Волшебник изумрудного города/engl. title: The Wizard of the Emerald City]

romance: Iny Lorentz: Die Feuerbraut [no english title i could find]

essay collection: Scaachi Koul: One Day We‘ll All Be Dead And None Of This Will Matter.

fantasy: Austin Chant: Peter Darling

novella: Maria Konopnicka: Der Danziger Mendel [org. title: Mendel Gdański/no english title]

debut author: Xiran Jay Zhao: Iron Widow

ghosts or monsters: Jennifer Giesbrecht: The Monster of Elendhaven

short stories: Hendrik Buchna, Marco Sonnleitner, u.a.: Die Drei ??? und der Zeitgeist [no english title; collection of short stories in the german continuation of Robert Arthur’s Three Investigators stories]

banned book: Harper Lee: To Kill a Mockingbird

one word title: K. Ancrum: Darling

published before 2000: Josef Bor: Theresienstädter Requiem [org. title: Terezínské Rekviem/engl. title: The Terezín Requiem]

2022 release: Jonathan Kellerman: City of the Dead. An Alex Delaware Novel.

literary fiction: Sylvia Plath: The Bell Jar / Jack Kerouac: On The Road (I’m pretty sure at least one of them qualifies)

YA: Jonathan Stroud: Bartimäus #1. Das Amulett von Samarkand. [org. title: The Bartimaeus Trilogy #1. The Amulet of Samarkand.]

reread: Franz Kafka: Das Urteil [engl. title: The Judgement]

400+ pages: James Ellroy: L.A. Confidential. Stadt der Teufel. [org. title: L.A. Confidential]

macrolit:

Classic Author A/B/C: -

Gothic Fiction: -

Fan Fiction: [no specific work]

published between 1960-1990: Václav Havel: Vernissage [org. title: Vernisáž/engl. title: Unveilling]

Classic Author P/Q/R: Sylvia Plath: The Bell Jar

Biography or Non-Fiction: Justin Fenton: We Own This City. A True Story of Crime, Cops, and Corruption.

Classic Author S/T/U: -

Young Adult: Christina Henry: Lost Boy

Classic Author G/H/I: -

Detective, Horror or Suspense: Tess Gerritsen: Die Chirurgin. [org. title: The Surgeon]

Philosophy or Literary Criticism: Judith Butler: Gender Trouble. Feminism and the Subversion of Identity.

Classic Author M/N/O: -

Harlem Renaissance: -

Published between 1990-2022: Ocean Vuong: On Earth We‘re Briefly Gorgeous

Book of Short Stories:  Don Winslow: Broken

published between 1920-1960: Jerzy Andrzejewski: Warschauer Karwoche [org. title: Wielki tydzień/engl. title: Holy Week]

Classic Author D/E/F: Leslie Feinberg: Stone Butch Blues

Children‘s Literature: [any one of the twenty Three Investigator‘s books I read this year]

Poetry or Play: Bożena Keff: Ein Stück über Mutter und Vaterland [org. title: Utwór o Matce i Ojczyźnie/engl. title: A Piece about Mother and Fatherland]

Graphic Novel: Elfriede Jelinek, Nicolas Mahler: Der fremde! störenfried der ruhe eines sommerabends der ruhe eines friedhofs. [no english title]

Classic Author J/K/L: Jack Kerouac: On The Road

Essays or Satire: Scaachi Koul: One Day We‘ll All Be Dead And None Of This Will Matter.

Published before 1920: Maria Konopnicka: Der Danziger Mendel [org. title: Mendel Gdański/no english title]

Classic Author V/W/X/Y/Z: Jiří Weil: Leben mit dem Stern [org. title: Život s hvězdou/engl. title: Life With A Star]

[conatic]

Ik met Mehdi Chaa die jarenlang werd vastgehouden in het psychiatrische achterhuis van de gevangenis van Bergen.

Me with Mehdi Chaa who was detained for many years in the psychiatric annex of Mons prison.

Moi avec Mehdi Chaa qui a été détenu de longues années à l'annexe psychiatrique de la prison de Mons.

[wamela]

Ik denk niet aan alle ellende, maar aan al het moois dat er nog is!

Anne Frank, Het Achterhuis

[annefrank2024]

Ich habe Überschriften Het Achterhuis, “La casa de atrás”, im Spanisch.

[blog-oscar-iglesias-casado-23675]

Libro “El diario de Ana Frank”

Ficha técnica del diario de Ana Frank: Título original: Het Achterhuis  Título en español: El diario de Ana Frank Autora: Ana Frank Género: Autobiografía, ficción Idioma: Neerlandés País: Países Bajos Año: 1942 Argumento: El diario de Ana Frank es el relato en primera persona de Ana Frank, una niña judía que se esconde de los nazis durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial. Ana comienza a…

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La familia Frank, como millones de personas más, se vio obligada a actuar con rapidez y dejar casi todo atrás para buscar protección. Entre las pocas posesiones de Anne se encontraba un regalo sencillo que había recibido en su decimotercer cumpleaños apenas unas semanas antes: un cuaderno de tapa dura a cuadros. Pronto se convirtió en su vehículo para cambiar el mundo para siempre. Durante los siguientes 25 meses en la clandestinidad, llenó sus páginas con un relato sincero de la vida adolescente en el “anexo secreto”, desde los pequeños detalles hasta sus sueños y temores más profundos. Con la esperanza de que las anotaciones de su diario pudieran publicarse después de la guerra, Anne consolidó sus escritos en una historia coherente titulada "Het Achterhuis" ("La casa de atrás secreta").

[yoursannefrank]

I didn’t post about it, but last year I visited the Anne Frank House!

I had the most amazing time, and Amsterdam became one of my favourite cities! ❤️

A little companion post to my thank you post!

[hydr0generati0n]

Zagen zagen, wiedewiede wagen

Jan komt thuis om een boterham te vragen

Moeder was niet thuis, vader was niet thuis

[bookcoversaroundtheworld]

Het Achterhuis - Argentina (2016)

Discovered in the attic in which she spent the last years of her life, Anne Frank’s remarkable diary has become a world classic—a powerful reminder of the horrors of war and an eloquent testament to the human spirit.

[patriciaidsinga]

Mobilisatie

Noordhollands Dagblad 24 september 2022

Poetin kondigt mobilisatie aan. De term mobilisatie trekt meteen allerlei laatjes open. Van geschiedenislessen lang geleden tot de meer recentere boeken die ik las over de tweede wereldoorlog. 

Mijn levendige fantasie maakte vroeger al dat ik na het lezen van zo’n boek nog wekenlang in het achterhuis woonde of hyperalert was om op een onverwacht moment onder te moeten duiken in onze vieze natte kelder. 

Ik hamsterde aardappels, want je weet maar nooit en onder mijn bed maakte ik een onopvallende plek voor onderduikers. Met mijn buurjongen probeerde ik via het dak en de goot een vluchtroute uit, tot grote schrik van onze ouders, die toevallig net in de tuin stonden en naar boven keken. 

Ik zag voor me hoe mijn broer opgeroepen zou worden voor de oorlog, en zag daar toen voornamelijk de voordelen van in. 

Nu zie ik in het echt dat er in Rusland gemobiliseerd gaat worden. Mannen die worden opgeroepen, krijgen eerst een militaire training zegt de Russische minister van Defensie. 

Ik zie voor mij hoe duizenden onervaren lieve jongens gedwongen worden om te vechten voor een onnodige oorlog. Ik zie in het echt dat de moeders van Moskou schreeuwen en als tijgers vechten voor hun zonen. Met als gevolg dat ze opgepakt worden en vastgezet op plekken die ik in mijn donkerste gedachten niet bij elkaar kan fantaseren. 

Dan kijk ik naar mijn eigen zoon, dat liefste wezen dat ik ken, die slome puber die voor de tiende keer vraagt waar de hagelslag staat -het staat voor zijn neus-. En ik zie voor me dat hij nu of over een paar jaar opgeroepen wordt voor dienst. En dat hij niet wil, maar dat hij moet. 

En dat hij dan een militaire training krijgt. En dat hij geen schijn van kans maakt, want als je voor iets moet vechten waar je niet achter staat, dan heb je bij voorbaat al verloren. 

Ik zie voor me hoe ik met huid en haar mijn zoon verdedig en mezelf aanbied om te vechten in plaats van hem. Dan zit ik weer aan mijn echte ontbijttafel met die echte lieve slungel tegen over mij. Ik geef hem de hagelslag aan. En voor het eerst in tijden ben ik zo dankbaar dat ik in Nederland woon. Het enige wat hier gemobiliseerd moet worden zijn mijn kinderen zodat ze op tijd op school komen.