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Tristan Garcia

トリスタン・ガルシア

Torisutan Garushia

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1981-04-05 (Toulouse)
Nationality
France
Languages
French
Residence History
Toulouse, France → Algeria → Lyon, France

Career

Occupations
philosopher, novelist
Active Years
2007-2024
Affiliations
Jean Moulin University Lyon 3
Influenced By
Graham Harman, Sandra Laugier
Influenced
Speculative realists

Education

École Normale Supérieure
Philosophy
Country: France
Studied philosophy

Awards

Prix de Flore
2008
Work: La meilleure part des hommes
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Hate: A Romance

2008 Novel

Follows four lives from the rise of the Marais gay scene through Sarkozy's presidency, depicting the impact of HIV/AIDS in Paris.

lovehateHIV/AIDSgay culture
Translations
  • English: Hate: A Romance (2010)

Form and Object

2011 Philosophical treatise

Proposes an ontology of a flat world where all things are equally things, against philosophies of access.

ontologyspeculative realismobject-oriented ontology
Translations
  • English: Form and Object (2014)

Bibliography

  • La meilleure part des hommes (2008)
  • Mémoires de la jungle (2010)
  • Forme et objet: Un traité des choses (2011)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
social novelphilosophical
Recurring Motifs
human relationshipsmodern obsessions

Legacy

French philosopher and novelist, key figure in speculative realism, Prix de Flore winner.