Gerard Jacobs

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 (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.