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Johanna Louise Spyri (German: [joˈhana ˈʃpiːri]; née Heusser [ˈhɔʏsər]; 12 June 1827 – 7 July 1901) was a Swiss author of novels, notably children's stories. She wrote the popular book Heidi.
Johanna Spyri (born June 12, 1827, Hirzel, Switz.—died July 7, 1901, Zürich) was a Swiss writer whose Heidi, a book for children, is popular all over the world.
Heidi (/ ˈhaɪdi /; German: [ˈhaɪdi]) is a work of children's fiction published between 1880 and 1881 by Swiss author Johanna Spyri, originally published in two parts as Heidi: Her Years of Wandering and Learning[1] (‹See Tfd› German: Heidis Lehr- und Wanderjahre) and Heidi: How She Used What She Learned[2] (‹See Tfd› German: Heidi kann brauchen,...
Johanna Spyri. The picturesque village of Hirzel (Horgen) enthroned high above Lake Zurich is where the world-famous author of “Heidi” spent her childhood. Follow the internationally renounced author's literary traces through the locally dedicated Johanna Spyri Museum, take a look at the house where Hanni (Spyri's childhood nickname) was ...
Johanna Spyri was a Swiss author of children's stories, best known for Heidi. Born Johanna Louise Heusser in the rural area of Hirzel, Switzerland, as a child she spent several summers in the area around Chur in Graubünden, the setting she later would use in her novels. ...more.
Oct 1, 2024 · Heidi, classic children’s novel by Swiss writer Johanna Spyri, published in two volumes in 1880–81. The title character is a young orphan who is sent to the Swiss mountains to live with her grandfather.
Johanna Spyri, Angelo Rinaldi (Illustrator), Beverly Cleary (Foreword) 4.03. 203,222 ratings6,551 reviews. Little orphan Heidi goes to live high in the Alps with her gruff grandfather and brings happiness to all who know her on the mountain.
Johanna Spyri. With her novel, Johanna Spyri has made an invaluable contribution to Swiss cultural and literary history. Heidi is one of the most widely read books in the world. The story has been translated into over 55 languages and its global fame and topicality have remained unbroken to this day. Heidi is world literature.
Apr 26, 1996 · First published in 1880, Heidi introduces young readers and listeners to one of the most charming young heroines ever. This beautiful, stirring novel tells of five-year-old Heidi, an...
Mar 5, 2012 · Johanna Spyri. Courier Corporation, Mar 5, 2012 - Juvenile Fiction - 288 pages. When Heidi, a cheerful 5-year-old orphan, comes to live with her grandfather in the Swiss Alps, she brings a bright...
