5/18/2023 0 Comments Spyri johanna![]() ![]() Orphaned at five, her aunt shuffles her to her paternal grandfather’s home in the alps. Soon after her first short stories came the four-week creative burst that produced Heidi, a tale whose eponymous young girl's search for happiness and faith has resonated in the hearts of countless readers. It took her until her fifties to begin writing fiction in earnest, beginning with stories for adults that tackled mature themes like domestic abuse. Beloved by millions today, Heidi was not the culmination of a long career but rather the start of a late-blooming one. ![]() Johanna Spyri’s biography attests to the doctrine of it’s never too late. ![]() Amid such artful successes, it can be easy to forget what its author Johanna Spyri contributed to the culture and posterity of her native Switzerland. Intelligent, caring, effervescent, often in the face of considerable challenges, it is not so hard to see why Heidi continues to be beloved by millions. A precursor to children’s book heroines from Pippi Longstocking to Eloise, Heidi has earned herself a place in countless childhood memories. As of this writing, some 50 million copies of Johanna Spyri’s Heidi have been sold. ![]()
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