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Johanna Spyri
Photo: Ganz, Johannes, Fotograf, Schweiz, 1821-1886 (Public domain), Wikimedia Commons

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Swiss writer (1827–1901)

Also known as: Johanna Louise Heusser, Иоганна Шпири, يوهانا شبيري, 요하나 슈피리, ヨハンナ・シュピリ, 約翰娜·施皮里

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Known works

  • Heidi
  • Tomi Ungerer's Heidi (1990)
  • The Story of Heidi (2006)
  • Oxford Children's Classics
  • The secret life of Laszlo, Count Dracula (1994)