Heidi

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Heidi is a classic 1881 children’s novel by Swiss author Johanna Spyri about an orphan girl growing up in the Swiss Alps, renowned for its themes of nature, innocence, and moral development.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf children's novel
novel
adaptation Heidi (1937 film)
Heidi (1952 film)
Heidi (1965 film)
Heidi (1968 film)
Heidi (1974 anime series)
Heidi (1993 animated series)
Heidi (2015 film)
Heidi musical adaptations
author Johanna Spyri
character Alm-Uncle
Frau Rottenmeier
Grandmamma Sesemann
Heidi
Klara Sesemann
Peter the goatherd
countryOfOrigin Switzerland
firstPublishedIn Germany
genre Bildungsroman
children's literature
pastoral fiction
hasIllustratedEdition Heidi editions illustrated by Jessie Willcox Smith
Heidi editions illustrated by M. H. Squire and A. H. Buckland
hasPart Heidi's life in the Alps
Heidi's stay in Frankfurt
hasSequel Heidi Grows Up
Heidi's Children
influenced later Alpine children's stories
representations of Switzerland in popular culture
literaryPeriod 19th-century literature
literaryStatus classic of children's literature
mainCharacter Heidi
notableFor Christian moral values
depiction of Swiss mountain life
influence on children's literature
originalLanguage German
protagonist Heidi
publicationYear 1881
setting Frankfurt am Main
Swiss Alps NERFINISHED
targetAudience children
theme healing and recovery
innocence
moral development
nature
religious faith
rural versus urban life
timePeriodOfStory 19th century

Referenced by (14)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Allan Dwan ("Heidi (1937 film)")
Helen Westley ("Heidi (1937 film)")
Johanna Spyri
Johanna Spyri ("Heidi's Years of Wandering and Learning")
Johanna Spyri
Johanna Spyri
notableWork
Heidi ("Heidi (1974 anime series)")
Heidi ("Heidi (1993 animated series)")
adaptation
Hirzel
associatedWithWork
Heidi
character
Allan Dwan ("Heidi (1937 film)")
directed
Heidi
mainCharacter
Volturi
member
Heidi
protagonist

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