Sam Gerrits |
Sam Gerrits did an interview with Wubbo Ockels about his love for music. It was published in NRC Next in May 2014, you can read the article here.
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Sam Gerrits is a journalist and a geochemist. He writes for Dutch news media NRC Handelsblad, Nieuwe Revu magazine and The Post Online.
One of his writing goals, is to help ease the social stigma associated with mental health issues, by speaking openly about his own bipolar disorder. His motto is: "Once crazy is not always crazy, not since 1958 and the invention of Haldol.” In 2007 he made his literary debut with the acclaimed book 'Alleen: berichten uit the isoleercel,' ('Alone: reportings from solitary’) written with philosopher Wouter Kusters. The book was published by Lemniscaat and reissued for third time in 2015. |