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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.
Jun 8, 2024 · 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 (/ ˈ h aɪ d i /; German:) 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 (German: Heidis Lehr- und Wanderjahre) and Heidi: How She Used What She Learned (German: Heidi kann brauchen, was es gelernt hat).
Jul 19, 2020 · Johanna Spyri (June 12, 1827 – July 7, 1901) born Johanna Louise Heusser, was a Swiss author best known for her first and most successful book, the 1881 children’s novel Heidi. Born in rural Hirzel, not far from Zurich, she grew up in a happy, cultured home in a literary environment.
Jun 14, 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.
Heidi is a work of children's fiction published in 1881 by Swiss author Johanna Spyri. It is a novel about the events in the life of a young girl in her paternal grandfather's care in the Swiss Alps. It was written as a book "for children and those who love children" (as quoted from its subtitle).
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.
Spyri, Johanna (1827–1901) Swiss author who changed the course of children's literature for Switzerland and the world with her book Heidi. Name variations: nicknamed "Hanni" and "Hanneli"; first name also spelled Joanna. Pronunciation: Spee-REE.
Johanna Spyri has 1186 books on Goodreads with 368901 ratings. Johanna Spyri’s most popular book is Heidi.
Johanna Spyri died at the age of 74 on 7. July 1901 in Zurich. However her legacy lives on, as her book has captured the hearts of many, and conveys fundamental values of a idealistic world, which many long for.
