Frédérick Tristan

Frédérick Tristan (Jean-Paul Frédéric Tristan Baron, 1931–2022) was a French writer renowned for his fantastical and dreamlike novels, including the Prix Goncourt-winning Les Égarés (1983), Les Tribulations héroïques de Balthasar Kober (1981), and La Cendre et la Foudre (1983). A promoter of "Nouvelle Fiction," he also received the Grand Prix de littérature de la Société des gens de lettres in 2000 for his lifetime achievement, alongside works in poetry and essays. French