| Kekec | |
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Photo of Josip Vandot in 1920's |
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| First appearance | 1918 Kekec na hudi poti (Kekec on the Hard Path) |
| Last appearance | 1924 Kekec nad samotnim breznom (Kekec Above the Lonely Abyss) |
| Created by | Josip Vandot |
| Portrayed by | Matija Barl (1951) Velimir Gjurin (1963) Zlatko Krasnič (1968) |
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| Gender | Male |
| Occupation | very strong boy Mountain Shepherd Fighter for justice |
| Nationality | Slovenian |
Kekec is a Slovenian book fictional child hero character created by Josip Vandot.
It was first published in Zvonček publication in 1918. He is widely recognized as a Slovenian cultural icon. Kekec is a brave boy, a fearless shepperd from the highlands of his home region, the Karavanke and Julian Alps. He is fighting for justice.[1]
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Josip Vandot's trilogy short novels with Kekec as the main character, originally published in Zvonček (slovenian publication):
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: