![]() In the book, Huygen and Poortvliet say they've spent at least twenty years observing them and call their study the "first work of consequence on the subject to be published since Wunderlich's bulky and dubious treatise De Hominibus Parvisimis appeared in 1580". The book is written like a biology book, describing the habitat of the mythical creatures known as gnomes (Dutch: kabouter). Its financial success led to the creation of several spin-off books about the same fictional creatures, as well as many other products, such as toys, clothing and games. Gnomes sold almost a million units after its first year of being published in the United States. Huygen's writing, which mixed physiology with fiction, and Poortvliet's drawings, which used a natural style and watercolor, were both praised. The book explains the life and habitat of gnomes in an in-universe fashion, much as a biology book would do, complete with illustrations and textbook notes. 'Life and work of the gnomes' ), then released in English in 1977, is a fiction book written by Wil Huygen and illustrated by Rien Poortvliet. ![]() ![]() ![]() Gnomes, originally published in Dutch in 1976 as Leven en werken van de kabouter ( lit. ![]()
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