The Last One by Fatima Daas
The daughter of Algerian immigrants, Fatima Daas is raised in a home where love and sexuality are taboo. When Nina comes into her life, she doesn't know exactly what she needs but feels that something crucial has been missing.
'Hypnotising and lyrical' (Guardian) 'Daas has chosen not to play the designated role of 'the chick from the banlieue who made it'All of this makes her path harder, as does her unwillingness to iron out the conflict she sees between her religion and her sexuality. This has made for a fine first novel' (NLR); 'The writing triumphs by keeping a low profile, without trying to make too much noise, and with a show of compassion for her people' (Virginie Despentes); Fatima Daas has written a first novel with percussive lyricism. With a narrator torn between 'the forbidden' and her desire' (Livres Hebdo);'An absorbing exploration of sexuality and religion in the mainly Muslim Paris suburb of Clichy-sous-Bois, Daas's debut is a nuanced tale of finding one's place in the world fired by a desire to belong forged in one's own truth' (New European)
Fatima Daas was born in 1995 and grew up in the Parisian banlieue of Clichy-sous-Bois, where her parents settled after arriving from Algeria. Well aware of the contradictions, she defines herself as Muslim, feminist and gay.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781913109851 |
| ISBN 10 | 1913109852 |
| Title | The Last One |
| Author | Fatima Daas |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | HopeRoad Publishing Ltd |
| Year published | 2022-01-27 |
| Number of pages | 208 |
| Prizes | Winner of Prix Les Inrockuptibles 2020, Runner-up for Republic of Consciousness Prize 2023 2023, Short-listed for Oxford-Weidenfeld Translation Prize 2023 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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