Sjoerd Kuyper, 74, dies; author of 'Het zakmes' book and series

Dutch author Sjoerd Kuyper has died at the age of 74. Publisher Hoogland & Van Klaveren announced his death. Kuyper was known, among other works, for the book Het zakmes and the TV series of the same name. As a result, Het zakmes is among his best-known works in the Netherlands, both as a book and as a series.