Alexandre Postel (born 29 April 1982, in Colombes) is a French writer.

In 2013 he was awarded the prix Landerneau [fr] as well as the Prix Goncourt du premier roman for Un homme effacé, published by éditions Gallimard.

A former student at the École normale supérieure de Lyon, Alexandre Postel is currently a Professor of letters in classe préparatoire in Paris.^[1]