Created by Josip Vandot Nationality Slovenian | Gender Male Creator Josip Vandot | |
First appearance 1918
Kekec na hudi poti
(Kekec on the Hard Path) Portrayed by Matija Barl (1951)
Velimir Gjurin (1963)
Zlatko Krasnič (1968) Occupation very strong boy
Mountain Shepherd
Fighter for justice Last appearance 1924; Kekec nad samotnim breznom; (Kekec Above the Lonely Abyss) Similar Bedanec, Martin Krpan, Turjaška Rozamunda |
Kekec is a Slovenian book fictional child hero character created by Josip Vandot in 1918.
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He is widely recognized as a Slovenian superhero and cultural icon. Kekec is a brave boy, a fearless shepherd from the highlands of his home region, the Karavanke and Julian Alps. He is fighting for justice. It was first published in Zvonček publication in 1918.
Books
Josip Vandot's trilogy short novels with Kekec as the main character, originally published in Zvonček (Slovenian publication):
Films
The Vandot's novels about Kekec were adapted into three films, all directed by Jože Gale. But only the first and second film were a direct adaptation of the second and third book:
Related characters
References
Kekec Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA