Fatima Daas im Gespräch mit Anabelle Assaf · Spiel das Spiel

In the organizer's words:

Fatima Daas presents her new book "Spiel das Spiel" at the Institut français Düsseldorf. As part of the event, she will be in conversation with journalist and literary agent Anabelle Assaf.

Following her successful novel "The Youngest Daughter", which was made into a film by director Hafsia Herzi, the author returns with a new, haunting, personal and political text.

"Spiel das Spiel" continues the self-discovery that is so special about her writing style: the identity crisis in adolescence between intimate questions and the banality of this phase of life, the role of school as a place of opportunity, but also of tension, and the power relations that are tacitly played out there. As the voice of a young person from a deprived neighbourhood, Fatima Daas sheds light on the discrimination and stigmatization to which she is exposed on a daily basis.

Fatima Daas was born in France in 1995 as the youngest child of Algerian parents. In her debut novel The Youngest Daughter, she deals with her Algerian origins and her French life, her Muslim faith and her homosexuality. The novel was on the French bestseller list for weeks, was acclaimed by the press and translated into numerous languages. In 2021, the German translation was awarded the International Literature Prize.

Anabelle Assaf, born in 1986 in Recklinghausen, is a literary agent and journalist. She studied literature, French and journalism in Berlin and Montréal and now lives with her family in Cologne. She specializes in contemporary literature with a focus on post-migrant and feminist themes.

Translation: Lotte Andréani, who grew up in Germany and France, has been at home in both languages and cultures all her life. The state-certified translator also holds a master's degree in conference interpreting from the TH Cologne.

In cooperation with the Heine Haus Literaturhaus Düsseldorf
Supported by: Office for Books and Publishing of the Institut français Deutschland, Ullstein Verlag, 25hours Hotel Düsseldorf, Cultural Office of the City of Düsseldorf

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Registration and ticket sales at the Institut français: 0211 130 679 0 / info.duesseldorf@institutfrancais.de