Fatima Daas is a French author of Algerian origin. She grew up in Clichy-sous-Bois, surrounded by a large family. In high school, she rebelled, claimed the right to express her ideas and wrote her first texts. She was noticed for her writing talent and began studying literature. She defines herself as an intersectional feminist. La Petite Dernière, her first novel published in 2020 by Notabilia, received the same year the Inrockuptibles prize. In 2021, the book was awarded the Haus der Kulturen der Welt prize in Germany. It is now translated into nine languages.