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My Take
Tristan Garcia is the rare figure who works both sides of the page, philosopher and novelist, and pulls it off with real acclaim. His debut novel won the Prix de Flore in 2008, later translated as Hate: A Romance, while his philosophical work Form and Object reached English readers in 2014. What draws me in is that combination: someone from Toulouse equally at home building rigorous metaphysics and writing fiction about love and politics. I tend to be skeptical of academics who dabble in novels, but the awards suggest Garcia isn't dabbling at all; he's fluent in two demanding languages of thought.
Overview
Tristan Garcia (born 5 April 1981) is a French philosopher and novelist. His first novel, La meilleure part des hommes (2008), won France's Prix de Flore. It was translated into English in 2010 with the title Hate: A Romance. His most important philosophical work, Form and Object, was translated into English in 2014.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Tristan Garcia
- Name (Japanese)
- トリスタン・ガルシア
- Reading
- とりすたん・がるしあ
- Born
- April 5, 1981 (age 45)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aries / Rooster
- Origin
- Toulouse, Haute-Garonne, France
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- writer / philosopher
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- 2008 Prix de Flore
- 2016 Prix du Livre Inter
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
5. Works & records
| Category | Title | Role | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notable work | Hate: A Romance | — |
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.