Johanna Spyri

Johanna Spyri was a Swiss author best known for her children's novel Heidi.

Born in rural Switzerland, she spent summers in Graubünden, which later became the setting for her most famous work.

Spyri's life experiences in the Swiss countryside greatly influenced her writing, allowing her to vividly capture the beauty and charm of the Alpine landscape in her stories.

Despite her fame, Spyri was known to be private about her personal life, once stating that her inner life was full of storms but declining to elaborate further.

Her legacy endures through Heidi, which has been translated into numerous languages and remains a cherished classic of children's literature.