Het Zakmes
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]
References[edit]
- ^ Het Zakmes at WorldCat
- ^ Golden Calf winners earlier editions
- ^ International Emmy Awards – Previous Winners Archived 2017-10-19 at the Wayback Machine. Translated as The Penknife
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