Who else and who least has seen the odd chapter of Heidi, those cartoons in which the main character was that girl with short jet black hair who lived in the mountains with her grandfather. But did you know that Heidi was children's story written by a Swiss writer named Johanna Spyri? Yes, before, even some cartoons came out of children's books and stories.
The reason why we come to talk to you about this woman and her work specifically today is because on this day, worth the redundancy, Johanna Spyri, creator of Heidi, was born. Do you remember how his work began?
«From the smiling old town of Maienfeld a path starts that, between green fields and dense forests, reaches the foot of the majestic Alps, which dominate that part of the valley. From there, the path begins to climb to the top of the mountains through meadows of pastures and fragrant herbs that abound in such high lands ».
As you can see, the adjectives were not scarce at that time. But what do you know about its author?
Some information about Johanna Spyri
- Born this year 1827 and her maiden name was Johanna louise heusser.
- Was the fourth daughter of a marriage formed by a doctor and a poet.
- Adored nature and grew up among her, hence there were so many natural descriptions in her account of Heidi.
- He loved music, especially the piano and the harp.
- Will marry with Bernard Spyri, who was editor of the newspaper Confederated Newspaper, and also a friend of his brother Theodor.
- It adds up to a deep depression. He recovers by the birth of his son in 1855.
- Su first book "A leaf on Vrony's grave", see the light in 1871.
- He plays the piano with his son who becomes a musician, specifically a violinist.
- From 1879 write more than 20 books in just 5 years. It is in this period that he writes Heidi.
- He first lost his son, who passed away after a long illness. Soon after, her husband did.
- Despite everything, and with the company and support of a niece, he continued to write and perform numerous charities.
- He did not like the popularity of his writing and avoided critics and editors by saying the following: "I prefer not to expose the most intimate and profound aspects of my soul before human eyes".
- He died in the city of Zurich on July 7, 1901.
Did you know these facts about the life and work of this writer? Did you at least know that Heidi was originally a children's story?