Spyri

[shpee-ree, spee-]

noun

1. Johanna 1827–1901, Swiss author.

Example Sentences

However, they are only put on at the last minute, because the cows "love to eat them", said Rolf Blumer from the "Heidiland" tourism office, which represents the region associated with the eponymous heroine of Johanna Spyri's 1880s novel.

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In 1992, the two collaborated on a video work called “Heidi,” inspired by the Swiss writer Johanna Spyri’s 1881 novel about an orphan sent to live in the woods with her grandfather.

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The books that bring back powerful memories are “The Borrowers” books, by Mary Norton, “Heidi,” by Johanna Spyri, “Little Women,” by Louisa May Alcott, and “Harriet the Spy,” by Louise Fitzhugh.

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He joined Toei after graduating in 1959, and later collaborated with Miyazaki on the television series “Lupin the Third Part I” and “Heidi, Girl of the Alps,” based on a book by Swiss author Johanna Spyri.

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He is also known for the 1970s Japanese TV series “Heidi, Girl of the Alps,” based on the book by Swiss author Johanna Spyri.

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