Dik Trom
{{short description|Dutch series of children's books}}
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| country = Netherlands
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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:
- 1937 Uit het leven van Dik Trom
- 1947 Dik Trom en zijn dorpsgenoten
- 1958 De Nieuwe Avonturen van Dik Trom
- 1960 Dik Trom en het circus
- 1972 Dik Trom en zijn dorpsgenoten
- 1974 Dik Trom knapt het op
- 1976 Dik Trom weet raad
- 2010 Dik Trom
Comic book adaptation
Dick Matena also adapted the novel into a comic book album.{{cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/m/matena.htm|title=Dick Matena|website=lambiek.net}}
Sources
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External links
- {{in lang|nl}} [https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/29712 Uit het leven van Dik Trom E-book] at Project Gutenberg
- {{in lang|nl}} [https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/10971 De Zoon van Dik Trom E-book] at Project Gutenberg
- {{in lang|nl}} [http://www.vanderkrogt.net/standbeelden/trefwoord.php?id=Trom,%20Dik Dik Trom statues]
- {{in lang|nl}} [http://librivox.org/newcatalog/search.php?title=dik+trom&author=&status=all&action=Search Librivox: Dik Trom audio books]
- {{in lang|nl}} [http://www.diktromdefilm.nl/ Official site of the 2010 Dick Trom movie]
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Category:Book series introduced in the 1890s
Category:Dutch children's books
Category:Series of children's books
Category:Novels set in the Netherlands
Category:Dutch novels adapted into films
Category:Novels adapted into comics
Category:Children's books adapted into comics
Category:1890s children's books
Category:Children's books set in the Netherlands
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