Ciske de Rat ("Ciske the Rat") is the first part of a trilogy by Dutch
author Piet Bakker. It is part of the Ciske trilogy which was written
between 1941 (publication was however delayed by paper shortages until
1942) and 1946. The book was published in more than ten countries. It
was made into two films, a television series and a musical. Best known
is the film version of 1984, starring Danny de Munk as Ciske, Herman
van Veen and Willeke van Ammelrooy.The setting is in Amsterdam in the
1930s. The story is told by Ciske’s new teacher Bruis.Ciske de Rat
("Ciske the Rat") is the story of eleven-year-old lonely street child
Ciske (Franciskus) Vrijmoeth, who has no friends and is only called
"the Rat". Ciske has to change school, because he poured ink over his
teacher's head. After school, he helps out in a pub, where his mother
Marie also works. His beloved father Cor is a sailor and therefore not
at home.Ciske groeit op ("Ciske grows up") is the second part. Ciske
meets his father, who wants to get divorced. At school he makes
friends with a sick boy called Dorus. One night, Ciske finds his
mother with another man, who beats him. As his mother tears out pages
from a book which was borrowed from Dorus, Ciske gets angry and kills
his mother with a knife. He is then arrested and put into jail. His
teacher helps him out, and after Ciske saves a drowning boy's life, he
is declared a hero and lives together with his father and aunt Jans. Ciske de Rat Biography, NetWorth, Height, Age, Weight, Family, Married, Son, Daughter