Olivier Paquet (born 21 April 1973 at Compiègne) is a French political scientist and science fiction author.

Olivier Paquet in Paris, 2016.

Paquet graduated from the Institut d'études politiques de Grenoble in 1994 and went on to complete his DEA in 1995. He completed a doctorate in political science at the institution in 2002.[1] As an author, he won the Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire award in 2002 for his short fiction Synesthésie, which was published in Galaxies magazine in 2000.[2] His novel L’Esprit du Melkine won the Prix Julia-Verlanger [fr] science-fiction award in 2014. He is also a columnist for the France Culture radio station and an anime and manga critic.[3]

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  1. ^ Paquet, Olivier. "Curriculum vitae" (in French). La page d'Olivier Paquet. Retrieved 13 November 2009.
  2. ^ "Olivier Paquet" (in French). Radio France. 24 May 2003. Retrieved 13 November 2009.
  3. ^ Raphaël, Pierre (25 June 2004). "Entretien avec Olivier Paquet, chroniqueur à France Culture" [Interview with Olivier Paquet, columnist for France Culture] (in French). Artelio. Archived from the original on 29 May 2007. Retrieved 13 November 2009.
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