The Institut français opens Pride in French with a meeting with one of the most prominent voices in contemporary French-language literature

On June 3, the Institut français de Madrid will begin the Pride program in French with a literary meeting with Fatima Daas, an essential author of new French literature, who will visit Madrid to present Jugar el juego (ed. Cabaret Voltaire). An opportunity to get closer to one of the most personal and powerful voices in contemporary literature and discover a creative universe crossed by issues such as identity, belonging and the construction of oneself.

In Play the Game, Daas introduces Kayden, a young woman with a passion for writing whose life changes when a teacher discovers her talent and encourages her to apply to a prestigious school. From that moment on, the protagonist will have to face new expectations and question to what extent she wants to adapt to a system marked by social and gender differences. With a direct and energetic style, the author constructs a story about ambition, relationships and the search for one’s own identity.

Born in France in 1995 and of Algerian origin, Fatima Daas has established herself as one of the most unique voices on the current literary scene. After the international success of The Little Daughter, a work that was later adapted into a film, the writer continues to develop a literary career deeply linked to the multiple identities and personal and collective experiences that cross them.

This meeting will allow you to get to know up close a work that moves between the intimate and the political and that has made Fatima Daas a reference in contemporary French-speaking literature.