Sophie Derkzen
(The Netherlands, 1984) is a journalist and presenter with a fascination for international politics and culture. On Dutch national broadcaster NPO Radio 1 she presents Bureau Buitenland for VPRO, awarded the prestigious Silver Reiss Microphone for best radio programme of the year in 2022. She made the podcasts Stad in Oorlog: Charkiv een jaar onder vuur (City at War: Kharkiv one year under fire; winner Silver Reiss Microphone 2023) and Generatie Merkel (4**** in de Volkskrant).She previously wrote for major Dutch publications, was a guest editor at the German newspaper Die Zeit, and worked in the political section of the Dutch Embassy in Berlin.
Past events
Elif Shafak - There are rivers in the sky
World-renowned author Elif Shafak in conversation with Sophie Derkzen about her new novel. Singer-songwriter Naaz paid tribute to Shafak.
Captor and Captive
Burhan Sönmez and Emilienne Malfatto read from their works and discussed power and power relationships. Moderator: Sophie Derkzen
