Un taxi mauve

Un taxi mauve
1973 edition
AuthorMichel Déon
LanguageFrench
PublisherÉditions Gallimard
Publication date
13 April 1973
Publication placeFrance
Pages320

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. It was adapted into the 1977 film The Purple Taxi, directed by Yves Boisset.