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=Author Johanna Spyri was born June 12, 1829, in the Swiss village of Hirzel, and died in 1901. //Johanna moved to the city of Zurich after she married an attorney, Berhnard, in 1852.// //Johanna Spyri's first book, titled a Leaf on Vronys Grave, was published in 1871. The tale Heidi, first published in 1879, became and instant success for Johanna Spyri. Heidi is a story about an orphan girl who lives with her grandfather in the mountains. The Heidi book is among the best-known books of Swiss literature. Johanna's house overlooked the mountains, and they inspired her to write the book Heidi. Even though Johanna died in 1901, the book Heidi still lives on as a story about the joy of life in the Swiss Alps.//=