 1973 edition | |
| Author | Michel Déon |
|---|---|
| Language | French |
| Publisher | Éditions Gallimard |
Publication date | 13 April 1973 |
| Publication place | France |
| Pages | 320 |
Un taxi mauve ("a mauve taxi") is a 1973 novel by the French writer Michel Déon. It tells the story of a man who settles on the Irish countryside, where he encounters and befriends a number of mysterious and eccentric persons.
The novel received the Grand Prix du roman de l'Académie française.[1] It was adapted into the 1977 film The Purple Taxi, directed by Yves Boisset.
- ^ "Grand Prix du Roman". academie-francaise.fr (in French). Académie française. Retrieved 10 May 2015.