Spyri biography
Spyri biography
Johanna spyri pronunciation.
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.
Johanna spyri biography
Biography
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 domesti