‘Heidi’, in the documentary record of UNESCO

The archive of the Swiss writer Johanna Spyri, world-famous for the series of children’s novels “Heidi”, has been included in the documentary register “Memory of the World” of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).

These documents include more than 1,000 manuscripts, photographsoriginal illustrations, letters or records.

Currently, documents spy are located in two institutions based in Zurich: Johanna Spyri Archive (under the Swiss Institute for Youth and Media) and the Heidi Archive (managed by the cultural project Heidiseum).

The University of Zurich, which is in charge of study a famous work Spyri, celebrated this UNESCO recognition in a press release.

The institution reminded that they are adventures Heidi They were read all over the world and translated into hundreds of languages.

published between 1880 and 1881, stories about mountaineer Heidi, her grandfather, her friends Petar and Klara and the inexorable Miss Rottenmeier remain an icon in Switzerland, where she even has an open-air museum in the town of Maienfeld.

But what really made Heidi an international figure are numerous adaptations who have told their story through all possible formats, from the memorable anime created by Isao Takahata, to “Mad Heidi”, the latest recreation of the novel in the tone of bloody terror.

“Fascinating thing in an international career Heidi is that his character evokes a multitude of interpretations depending on the cultural, social and political context, interpretations that constantly change and develop throughout history,” said University of Zurich media expert Christine Lötcher.

International Registry Project “Memory of the World” It was created in 1992, and its mission is to promote document protection and offer a guarantee of free access to documents.