Based on select writings from an exceptional Amsterdam archive containing more than two thousand Dutch diaries from World War II, The Diary Keepers illuminates a part of history we haven't seen in quite this way before.

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THE WAINWRIGHT PRIZE FOR NATURE WRITING - HIGHLY COMMENDED

LONGLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION

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WINNER OF THE 2022 NOBEL PRIZE IN LITERATURE

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