[1] Her debut novel, The Last One (French: La Petite Dernière), follows the life of a young Muslim woman as she explores her sexuality, religion, and relationships while living in Clichy-sous-Bois, a suburb of Paris.

[3] Her family settled in the working-class Parisian suburb of Clichy-sous-Bois and she spent much of her childhood in the surrounding department of Seine-Saint-Denis.

[4] The Last One was first published in French on August 20, 2020 when Daas was 25 years old[3] and subsequently translated into English by Lara Vergnaud for publication on November 23, 2021.

[4] She cites the work and careers of Marguerite Duras, Abdellah Taïa, Athena Farrokhzad, Faïza Guène, Mehdi Charef, and Annie Ernaux as inspiration for her own writing.

[4] Despantes went on to praise the published novel and offered a book endorsement that reads: "Fatima Daas carves out a portrait, like a patient, attentive sculptor…or like a mine searcher, aware that each word could make everything explode".