Het Zakmes

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Het Zakmes is a children's novel by Dutch writer Sjoerd Kuyper. It was first published in 1981. [1] 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. [2] A television series based on the book won an International Emmy Award for children's programming in 1993. [3]

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