Heidi
The cover of an 1887 published edition | |
| Author | Johanna Spyri |
|---|---|
| Original title | Originally published in two parts: Part 1: Heidi: Her Years of Neverending Learning, Part 2: Heidi: How She Used What She Learned |
| Translator | Helen Bennett Dole |
| Language | German |
| Genre | Children's fiction |
| Set in | 19th-century Switzerland, Frankfurt |
| Publisher | Friedrich Andreas Perthes |
Publication date | 1880 (1st volume) 1881 (2nd volume) |
| Publication place | Germany |
| Pages | 240 + 178 |
| Followed by | Heidi Grows Up |
| Text | Heidi at Wikisource |
Heidi (/ˈhaɪdi/ HY-dee, German: [ˈhaɪdi]) is a work of children's fiction published between 1880 and 1881 by Swiss author Johanna Spyri, originally published in two parts as Heidi: Her Years of Wandering and Learning (German: Heidis Lehr- und Wanderjahre) and Heidi: How She Used What She Learned (German: Heidi kann brauchen, was es gelernt hat) by Friedrich Andreas Perthes of Gotha. It is a novel about the events in the life of a five-year-old girl in her paternal grandfather's care in the Swiss Alps. It was written as a book "for children and those who love children" (as quoted from its subtitle).
Heidi is one of the best-selling books ever written and is among the best-known works of Swiss literature.