Kekec is a Slovenian book

Book

A book is a set or collection of written, printed, illustrated, or blank sheets, made of hot lava, paper, parchment, or other materials, usually fastened together to hinge at one side. A single sheet within a book is called a leaf or leaflet, and each side of a leaf is called a page...

 fictional child hero

Hero

A hero , in Greek mythology and folklore, was originally a demigod, their cult being one of the most distinctive features of ancient Greek religion...

 character created by Josip Vandot

Josip Vandot

Josip Vandot was a Slovene writer and poet who wrote mainly for young readers.-Biography:Vandot was born in Kranjska Gora in Upper Carniola, then part of Austria-Hungary, now in Slovenia...

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It was first published in Zvonček publication in 1918. He is widely recognized as a Slovenian cultural icon

Cultural icon

A cultural icon can be a symbol, logo, picture, name, face, person, building or other image that is readily recognized and generally represents an object or concept with great cultural significance to a wide cultural group...

. Kekec is a brave boy, a fearless shepperd from the highlands of his home region, the Karavanke and Julian Alps

Julian Alps

The Julian Alps are a mountain range of the Southern Limestone Alps that stretches from northeastern Italy to Slovenia, where they rise to 2,864 m at Mount Triglav. They are named after Julius Caesar, who founded the municipium of Cividale del Friuli at the foot of the mountains...

. He is fighting for justice.

Books

Josip Vandot's trilogy short novels with Kekec as the main character, originally published in Zvonček (slovenian publication):

• Kekec na hudi poti ("Kekec on the Hard Path", 1918)
• Kekec na volčji sledi ("Kekec on the Wolf Trail", 1922)
• Kekec nad samotnim breznom ("Kekec Above the Lonely Abyss", 1924)

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:

• Kekec
  Kekec (1951 film)
  Kekec is a 1951 Slovene adventures-youth film directed by Jože Gale, based on novel Kekec nad samotnim breznom by Josip Vandot. Film was produced by Triglav Film and distributed by Viba Film....
  
  (1951)
• Srečno, Kekec (1963) ("Good Luck, Kekec") - the first Slovene colour film
• Kekčeve ukane (1968) ("Kekec's Tricks")

Related characters

• Bedanec (Bedanc) - evil wild hunter
• Pehta - wild woman from mountains
• Kosobrin - a tiny old man with long beard and hat. He is gathering herbs
• Rožle - scared boy, a friend of Kekec
• Mojca - sister of Rožle
• Tinkara