Gerard Jacobs Explained

Gerard Jacobs (born 1953) is a Dutch writer and journalist. For many years he worked as a correspondent for De Volkskrant and for radio and TV in the Middle East, Africa, and other places.^[1] Between 1986 and 2005 he travelled as a reporter across Siberia and witnessed the collapse of the Soviet Union.^{[2] [3]} He has published five travelogue books.

Two of the books were made into documentaries.

The documentary (1994),^[4] based on the book Goudkoorts^[5] received a Special Mention at the 1995 Festival International de Programmes Audiovisuels.^[6]

The documentary Stalin had een brug beloofd (Stalin Promised a Bridge) won the Grand Prize (Golden Calf) at the 10th Netherlands Film Festival (1996) in the category "Best Short Documentary.^{[7] [8] [9]}

Books

• 1992: Reis Naar De Rand Van De Wereld (Journey To The Edge Of The World), Contact publishing house, ISBN 9025400612 .
• 1993: Goudkoorts / Siberische verhalen (Gold Rush / Siberian Stories), Contact, ISBN 9025403573 .
• 1996: Aan de andere kant van de heuvel (On the Other Side of the Hill), Contact, ISBN 9025407102 .
• 2002: De sterksten zullen overleven:: reizen door Indonesië in het voetspoor van Joseph Conrad en Alfred Wallace (The Strong Will Survive: traveling through Indonesia in the footsteps of Joseph Conrad and Alfred Wallace), Contact, ISBN 9025406564^[10]
• 2003: De goden hebben honger (The Gods are Hungry), Contact, ISBN 9025419356 .
  • It includes stories from the first two travelogues about Siberia and some new travels, as well as a DVD with Stalin had een brug beloofd.^[11]

Notes and References

1. https://www.ronaldvandenboogaard.nl/te-gast-35-rubrieken-65/35-te-gast/494-te-gast-26-gerard-jacobs-amsterdam Te gast (26): Gerard Jacobs (Amsterdam) - Van Zuid-Soedan tot ver in Siberië
2. https://www.reisverhalengerardjacobs.nl/ Reisverhalen Gerard Jacobs
3. https://www.rug.nl/research/arctisch-centrum/outreach/imaka/nieuwsbrieven/imakanieuwsbrief-april2015.pdf IMAKA Nieuwsbrief 35 april 2015
4. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=apbN2qypLM8 GOLD - lost in Siberia / GOUD - vergeten in Siberië / ЗОЛОТО/БОЛЬ - потеряно в Сибири
5. https://www.filmfestival.nl/film/goud-vergeten-in-siberi%C3%AB Goud - Vergeten in Siberië
6. FIPA: Festival International de Programmes Audiovisuels : Nice, 17-22 Janvier 1995
7. https://www.reisverhalengerardjacobs.nl/foto/stalin_Voor_groot.jpg Stalin promised a bridge
8. https://web.archive.org/web/20120518082121/http://www.filmfestival.nl/nl/over-nff/festivalhistorie/nff-1996/ NFF 1996
9. https://www.idfa.nl/film/f455c8a6-89a0-4668-8dae-cc6939390c50/stalin-had-een-brug-beloofd/ Stalin had een brug beloofd
10. https://www.arhus.be/catalogus/%7Clibrary~marc~vlacc%7C2492015 De sterksten zullen overleven
11. https://www.arhus.be/catalogus/%7Clibrary~marc~vlacc%7C2823830 De goden hebben honger