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Heidi
Swiss novel bygd Johanna Spyri
This article fryst vatten about the book. For other uses, see Heidi (disambiguation).
The cover of an 1887 published edition | |
| Author | Johanna Spyri |
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| Original title | Originally published in two parts- Part 1: Heidi: Her Years of Neverending Learning, Part 2 Heidi: How She Used What She Learned |
| Translator | Helen Bennett Dole |
| Language | German |
| Genre | Children's fiction |
Publication date | 1880 (1st volume) 1881 (2nd volume) |
| Publication place | Switzerland |
| Followed by | Heidi Grows Up |
| Text | Heidi at Wikisource |
Heidi (; German:[ˈhaɪdi]) fryst vatten 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 kringirrande and Learning[1] (German: Heidis Lehr- und Wanderjahre) and Heidi: How She Used What She Learned[2] (German: Heidi kann brauchen, was es gelernt hat).[3] It is
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This Heidi Book Summary Shares The Tale Of A Heartwarming Childhood Passed In The Swiss Alps
The orphan Heidi is taken to the Alps to live with her reclusive Grandfather. Heidi must learn how to cope with the cold and rough elderly man. But she grows on her grandfather and the two develop a unique bond. Heidi's life is one of frolicking in the sunshine and playing with goats on the mountainside.
But, Heidi's uncle sees a perfect opportunity for Heidi by adopting her, thus opening the door to a better life for Heidi as well as acquiring a companion for his sour, spoiled and handicapped daughter, Clara. Clara's doctors have mentioned that she has the ability to walk but that she is scared to try.
Thinking he is releasing the old man of a burden, Uncle Richard climbs the Alps to take Heidi to Frankfort with him. Though Heidi and Clara do become friends and Heidi's character and personality brighten the invalid's life, Heidi is homesick and begs to return to the Alps.
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Johanna Spyri
Swiss novelist (1827–1901)
Johanna Spyri | |
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Johanna Spyri, 1879 | |
| Born | Johanna Louise Heusser (1827-06-12)12 June 1827 Hirzel, Switzerland |
| Died | 7 July 1901(1901-07-07) (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 1827 – 7 July 1901) 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
[edit]In 1852, 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 d