Het Zakmes is a children's novel by Dutch writer Sjoerd Kuyper. It was first published in 1981.Het Zakmes at WorldCat The novel is about a young boy called Mees who has difficulty returning a penknife to his friend in another town.
The 1992 film based on the novel, The Pocket-knife, won several awards including the Golden Calf.Golden Calf winners earlier editions A television series based on the book won an International Emmy Award for children's programming in 1993.International Emmy Awards – Previous Winners . Translated as The Penknife
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