Femke van Zeijl
Femke van Zeijl is a Dutch writer and freelance journalist based in Lagos, Nigeria. She is also an African Studies alumna of Leiden University. Her master’s thesis 'The Curious Case of Casa do Fernandez: Challenges of Heritage Management in Nigeria' was nominated for the Volkskrant-IISG Thesis Award 2021. She writes for Dutch and international media such as Dutch newspaper NRC Handelsblad, New York Times and Al Jazeera, and makes radio and TV documentaries. She previously wrote two non-fiction books: 'A Night in a Mortar' and 'Gin-Tonic & Cholera', and the novel 'King of the Barracas'. Her fourth book 'DIY-Society: Life in Lagos' was published in 2022.
List of recent publications:
De doe-het-zelfmaatschappij: Over leven in Lagos (2022), non-fiction
The Curious Case of Casa do Fernandez: Challenges of Heritage Management in Nigeria (Leiden University 2021), master's thesis
Koning van de barraca's (Ambo|Anthos 2014), novel
Gin-tonic & cholera (Artemis 2010), non-fiction
Een nacht in een vijzel (Artemis 2007), non-fiction