Dik Trom

Dik Trom
Statue of Dik Trom, riding a donkey backwards, a classic depiction of Dik Trom (artist: Nico Onkenhout)
AuthorCornelis Johannes Kieviet
CountryNetherlands
GenreChildren's literature
Media typePrint, audiobook

Dik Trom is a series of Dutch children's books by Cornelis Johannes Kieviet, centered on the character Dik Trom (a mischievous oversized Dutch boy). The series is well regarded as a classic in its home country.

Books

  • 1891 Uit het leven van Dik Trom. Valkhoff & Co.
  • 1907 De zoon van Dik Trom. Valkhoff & Co.
  • 1912 Toen Dik Trom een jongen was. Kluitman.
  • 1920 Dik Trom en zijn dorpsgenoten . Kluitman.
  • 1923 Het tweede boek van Dik Trom en zijn dorpsgenoten. Kluitman.
  • 1931 De avonturen van Dik Trom. Kluitman.
  • 2016 The Wild Adventures of Dik Trom.

Film adaptations

Several Dutch movies were made based on the books:

Comic book adaptation

Dick Matena also adapted the novel into a comic book album.[1]

Sources

  1. ^ "Dick Matena". lambiek.net.


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