Femi Fadugba

Femi Fadugba (born 1987) is a British writer and physicist based in London. His first book, The Upper World, was published by Penguin Random House in 2021. It was turned into a film by Netflix, starring Daniel Kaluuya.

Early life and education Fadugba was born to Nigerian parents in Togo during a civil war. His father was an interpreter for the United Nations. Fadugba spent his early childhood moving around, including a stint in the United States, before settling in England at age nine, where he attended a boarding school in Somerset. As his parents frequently traveled for work, he would stay with his aunt in Peckham when not at school. His third year project specialised in quantum computing. He moved to the University of Pennsylvania for graduate studies, where he worked toward a Master of Public Administration as a Thouron Scholar.

Career Fadugba returned to the United Kingdom, where he worked in a solar finance company. In 2011 he was selected by the Rare Rising Stars competition as the "UK’s Best Black Student". The Guardian described The Upper World as a "uniquely thrilling, heart-wrenching young adult novel".

Personal life Fadugba is married to an American doctor.