The Johanna Spyri and Heidi archives in Zurich have been added to UNESCO's Memory of the World International Register. The decision by the Executive Board of UNESCO acknowledges the collections' ...

An enduring classic of children’s literature, Heidi underscores the therapeutic power of nature, the beauty of the everyday, the value of simplicity, and the importance of hope. Revisiting the book ...

What a 19th-century Swiss novel, and a young fan’s pilgrimage to the Alps, taught me about fatherhood. By Dave Kim Dave Kim is an editor at the Book Review. I went to the Alps in August because my son ...

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A new television adaptation of Heidi, Switzerland’s most iconic literary character, is in development 145 years after Johanna Spyri’s beloved novel was first published. According to reporting by ...

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Zurich-born Alain Gsponer directed the latest film adaptation of one of Swiss kid lit's most famous protagonists in this film that's been conquering Europe. By Boyd van Hoeij With some 50 million ...

"Heidi 4 Paws" is a live-action re-telling of Johanna Spyri's 1880 children's classic, "HEIDI", but with fully mouth-articulated dogs in all of the roles. "Heidi 4 PAWS" tells the story of the young ...