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Johanna [Joan] Spyri, (maiden name Johanna Heusser)
was born in a small village called Hirzel, some 25 km [15 miles] southeast of Zurich, Switzerland,
on June 12, 1827, as the daughter of a country doctor.
She died in Zurich on July 7, 1901.
Johanna Spyri's story of Heidi, the girl from the Alps, became a world-wide success story already towards the end of the 19th century and children do still like it today - as a book, as a radio play and as a movie. Heidi is by far the most popular work of Swiss literature and has been translated from German into 50 languages, been filmed more than a dozen times, and more than 50 million copies of Heidi books have been sold world-wide (Switzerland's population is only 7 million ...).
> Summary of the story of Heidi
Johanna Spyri: Works
From 1879 to 1895 Johanna Spiry wrote 16 volumes of stories for children in a series entitled Geschichten für Kinder und auch für solche, welche die Kinder lieb haben [stories for children and for those who like them]. Among these, four have found special resonance, but only the two Heidi volumes have become really popular:
Heimatlos (homeless, 1879)Aus nah und fern (from nearby and far, 1879)Heidi's Lehr- und Wanderjahre (Heidy is learning while traveling around, 1880)Heidi kann brauchen was es gelernt hat (Heidy makes use of what she has learnt, 1881)
From 1871 to 1901, Johanna Spyri published 27 books and 4 booklets containing a total of 48 stories / novels. All things considered, Johanna Spyri had a rather critical view on Switzerland's society in the late 19th century. Today her works - apart from the famous Heidi story - find probably more interest among historians trying to understand society in the 19th century than among people interested in literature. Johanna Spyri took a special interest in the situation of children and young women. In 19th Europe children were regarded, treated (and disciplined!) as small, imperfect adults. So it was quite revolutionary when Johanna Spyri took sides with the children as having their own world and their own needs differing widely from the world of adults.
was born in a small village called Hirzel, some 25 km [15 miles] southeast of Zurich, Switzerland,
on June 12, 1827, as the daughter of a country doctor.
She died in Zurich on July 7, 1901.
Johanna Spyri's story of Heidi, the girl from the Alps, became a world-wide success story already towards the end of the 19th century and children do still like it today - as a book, as a radio play and as a movie. Heidi is by far the most popular work of Swiss literature and has been translated from German into 50 languages, been filmed more than a dozen times, and more than 50 million copies of Heidi books have been sold world-wide (Switzerland's population is only 7 million ...).
> Summary of the story of Heidi
Johanna Spyri: Works
From 1879 to 1895 Johanna Spiry wrote 16 volumes of stories for children in a series entitled Geschichten für Kinder und auch für solche, welche die Kinder lieb haben [stories for children and for those who like them]. Among these, four have found special resonance, but only the two Heidi volumes have become really popular:
Heimatlos (homeless, 1879)Aus nah und fern (from nearby and far, 1879)Heidi's Lehr- und Wanderjahre (Heidy is learning while traveling around, 1880)Heidi kann brauchen was es gelernt hat (Heidy makes use of what she has learnt, 1881)
From 1871 to 1901, Johanna Spyri published 27 books and 4 booklets containing a total of 48 stories / novels. All things considered, Johanna Spyri had a rather critical view on Switzerland's society in the late 19th century. Today her works - apart from the famous Heidi story - find probably more interest among historians trying to understand society in the 19th century than among people interested in literature. Johanna Spyri took a special interest in the situation of children and young women. In 19th Europe children were regarded, treated (and disciplined!) as small, imperfect adults. So it was quite revolutionary when Johanna Spyri took sides with the children as having their own world and their own needs differing widely from the world of adults.
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Johanna Spyri is a Swiss-based author who wrote Heidi, the famous children's book. She was born in 'Hirzel', Switzerland on 12th June 1827.
She married Bernhard Spyri in 1852 and migrated to Zurich. Her work was inspired by her love for nature and her home country. Her stories are said to be very colourful, energetic and entertaining. Her other notable works include A leaf from Vrony's Grave, Gritli and Heimatlos.
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