Tristan Garcia

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.

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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)

Origin

Toulouse, Haute-Garonne, France

Occupation

writer / philosopher

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aries / Rooster

Awards & achievements

• 2008 Prix de Flore
• 2016 Prix du Livre Inter

Filmography / notable works

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tristan%20Garcia
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%88%E3%83%AA%E3%82%B9%E3%82%BF%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AC%E3%83%AB%E3%82%B7%E3%82%A2
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q547086

Tags

• Haute-Garonne
• writer
• philosopher

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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