FATIMA DAAS

FATIMA DAAS (the author’s pseudonym) was born in 1995 and grew up in the Parisian banlieue of Clichy-sous-Bois, where her parents settled after arriving from Algeria. In high school Daas participated in writing workshops led by Tanguy Viel. Well aware of the contradictions, she defines herself as Muslim, feminist and gay. Published in French in 2020, The Last One was the winner of the prestigious Prix Les Inrockuptibles in 2020, and Germany’s International Literature Prize in 2021. The Guardian recently interviewed Fatima for piece on international authors with forthcoming UK books, writing that ‘Daas was hailed as the voice of a new generation for her first novel.’

Author photo © Olivier Roller

BOOKS BY FATIMA DAAS

The Last One