To date they have been translated into over 50 languages and filmed several times. Heidi's conquest of the world It only took a few years from the time the Heidi books were first published for them to become an international success.

Perhaps that is the key to the success of Heidi and at the same time a key to the personality of Johanna Spyri. She was looking for the anchor for yourself that she gave 'Heidi' back then and that she still gives to many others. Hence most of her books bore the subtitle, 'A story for children and also for those who love children'. But it is still apparent that in her texts Spyri often showed her empathy with the fate of young women, and especially with the fate of children. Putting herself first was far from her mind.

On the side of the children It is now hard to know exactly how much of the story is really autobiographical and took place in Johanna Spyri’s life because shortly before her death the author burnt all her diaries and most of her letters. In this book, she is firmly on the side of the children - at that time, a pioneering achievement in children's literature. Her life story reminds some people of her most successful fictional character, 'Heidi'. She grew up in the countryside, lived in the city, and then fled into the mountains. Johanna Spyri is, without doubt, the best-known Swiss author ever.

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