PARCOURS LITTERAIRE #1 avec Fatima Daas et Abdellah Taïa

For this first literary meeting, Fatima Daas invites Moroccan writer and filmmaker Abdellah Taïa. Together they will address issues of memory and identity in connection with their origins.

Fatima Daas

Fatima Daas is a French author of Algerian origin. She published her first novel, La Petite Dernière (2020, Noir sur Blanc), at 24 years old. The book received the 2020 First Novel award from Les Inrockuptibles magazine as well as the Haus der Kulturen der Welt prize in Germany in 2021. It is now translated into ten languages. Its screen adaptation by Hafsia Herzi was released in theaters in October 2025. In August 2025, Fatima Daas published her second novel, Jouer le jeu, with Éditions de l'Olivier.

Abdellah Taïa

Born in Rabat in 1973, Moroccan writer Abdellah Taïa has published several novels with Éditions du Seuil: L'Armée du Salut (2006), Une mélancolie arabe (2008), Le Jour du Roi (Prix de Flore 2010), Infidèles (2012), Un pays pour mourir (2015), Celui qui est digne d'être aimé (2017), La Vie lente (2019), Vivre à ta lumière (2022), Le Bastion des larmes (Julliard, 2024 Prix Décembre). His first feature film, L'Armée du Salut, based on his eponymous novel, was released in France in May 2014. In 2025, he directed Cabo Negro. His books are translated into several languages.