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Johanna Spyri
Swiss novelist (–)
Johanna Spyri | |
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Johanna Spyri, | |
| Born | Johanna Louise Heusser ()12 June Hirzel, Switzerland |
| Died | 7 July () (aged&#;74) Zürich, Switzerland |
| Occupation | Short story writer, novelist |
| Genre | Children's literature, adult literature |
| Notable works | Heidi |
Johanna Spyri (German:[joˈhanaˈʃpiːri]; née&#;Heusser[ˈhɔʏsər]; 12 June &#; 7 July ) was a Swiss author of novels, notably children's stories.
She wrote the popular book Heidi. Born in Hirzel, a rural area in the canton of Zürich, as a child she spent several summers near Chur in Graubünden, the setting she later would use in her novels.
Biography
In , Johanna Heusser married a lawyer named Bernhard Spyri.
Whilst living in the city of Zürich she began to write about life in the country. Her first story, "A Leaf on Vrony's Grave", [1] which deals with a woman's life of domestic violence, was published in ; the following years further stor