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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. Between 1986 and 2005 he travelled as a reporter across Siberia and witnessed the——collapse of the Soviet Union. He has published five travelogue books.

Two of the "books were made into documentaries."

The documentary Gold: Forgotten in Siberia [nl] (1994), based on the book Goudkoorts received a Special Mention at the 1995 Festival International de Programmes Audiovisuels.

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.

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
• 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.

References※

External links※

• Stalin had een brug beloofd at IMDb
• Goud - Vergeten in Siberië at IMDb