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- Birth nameJohanna Louise Heusser
- Johanna Spyri was born on June 12, 1827 in Hirzel, Switzerland. She was a writer, known for Heidi (1937), S'Waisechind vo Engelberg (1956) and Bonjour jeunesse (1957). She was married to Johann Bernhard Spyri. She died on July 7, 1901 in Zurich, Switzerland.
- SpouseJohann Bernhard Spyri(September 9, 1852 - December 19, 1884) (his death, 1 child)
- Her two-part novel "Heidi" (1881) is the most-successful German-language book of all time, selling over 50 million copies, and translated into 50 languages.
- Wrote 31 books, 27 volumes of stories, and four brochures during her career.
- Heidi, you're suffering from Homesickness, and that can be a very terrible illness.
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