Items related to The Taxi
Synopsis
A brief and poetic story of love told entirely in dialogue, and dialogue of the most elliptical nature. Gradually the story emerges of an adolescent brother and sister who have discovered their classic, eternal, old-fashioned love for each other and who decide to spend one day, and one day only, making love. And where will this take place? In a taxi, the driver of which they will bribe to convey them, with drawn blinds and a hamper full of champagne and exotic foods, from one Paris landmark to another, while they make love in the back of his cab. They will not commit heroic suicide afterward, but return to their adjoining rooms in their parents' flat and carry on their lives as before. Such is the plan of the story, and in writing it, Violette Leduc shows an unexpected versatility. She has interrupted her autobiography (La Bdtarde, Mad in Pursuit) to produce a modern myth, a work of pure poetic imagination. The story creates its own atmosphere, the reader is gently conditioned into accepting it. It is touching and it is believable, and Helen Weaver's translation matches the flashing lyricism of Leduc's text in masterly fashion.
"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
Language Notes
Text: English, French (translation)
"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.
- PublisherFarrar, Straus & Giroux
- Publication date1972
- ISBN 10 0374272530
- ISBN 13 9780374272531
- BindingHardcover
- LanguageEnglish
- Edition number1
- Number of pages87
- Rating
Search results for The Taxi
Seller Image
THE TAXI
Published by
Farrar Straus Giroux, NY, 1972
ISBN 10: 0374272530
ISBN 13: 9780374272531
Used
Hardcover
First Edition
Seller: Books from the Crypt, N. Potomac, MD, U.S.A.
Seller rating 4 out of 5 stars
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First American Edition. 1st printing, 1972. Jacket art by pat de groot. Tanning; rubbing; minor edge soil; sticker ghost on front pastedown. Not price-clipped. Seller Inventory # QAI17
Quantity: 1 available
Stock Image
The Taxi
Published by
Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1972
ISBN 10: 0374272530
ISBN 13: 9780374272531
Used
Hardcover
First Edition
Seller: Books From California, Simi Valley, CA, U.S.A.
Seller rating 4 out of 5 stars
hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. first American printing. minimal wear. Seller Inventory # mon0003646447
Quantity: 1 available
Seller Image
The Taxi
Published by
Farrar, Straus and Giroux, NY, 1972
ISBN 10: 0374272530
ISBN 13: 9780374272531
Used
Hardcover
First Edition
Seller: Dorley House Books, Inc., Hagerstown, MD, U.S.A.
Seller rating 4 out of 5 stars
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Pat de Groot Dj Art (illustrator). 1st. First American Edition; dj w/unclipped price, in mylar green c w/black titles; 88 clean, unmarked pages. Seller Inventory # 122059
Quantity: 1 available
Seller Image
The Taxi
Published by
Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1972
ISBN 10: 0374272530
ISBN 13: 9780374272531
Used
Hardcover
Seller: Midway Book Store (ABAA), St. Paul, MN, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Hardcover. Condition: near fine/near fine. First American Printing. A very nice copy in an equally nice dust jacket. Seller Inventory # 55314
Quantity: 1 available
Stock Image
The Taxi
Published by
Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1972
ISBN 10: 0374272530
ISBN 13: 9780374272531
Used
Hardcover
Seller: GF Books, Inc., Hawthorne, CA, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Condition: Very Good. Book is in Used-VeryGood condition. Pages and cover are clean and intact. Used items may not include supplementary materials such as CDs or access codes. May show signs of minor shelf wear and contain very limited notes and highlighting. 0.5. Seller Inventory # 0374272530-2-3
Quantity: 1 available
Stock Image
The Taxi (Originally published as Taxi.)
Published by
Farrar, Straus & Giroux, New York
ISBN 10: 0374272530
ISBN 13: 9780374272531
Used
Hardcover
First Edition
Seller: Burton Lysecki Books, ABAC/ILAB, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
Seller rating 4 out of 5 stars
[0-374-27253-0] [1972], 1st American printing. (Hardcover) Very good plus in very good dust jacket. 88pp. Originally published as Le Taxi. Translated by Helen Weaver. Locale:. (Fiction). Seller Inventory # 122782
Quantity: 1 available
Seller Image
The Taxi
Published by
Hart-Davis MacGibbon, London, 1973
ISBN 10: 0374272530
ISBN 13: 9780374272531
Used
Hardcover
First Edition
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First English edition. Translated from the French by Helen Weaver. Faint offsetting on endpapers, slight bumping at the crown, near fine in a very good dust jacket with a small tear, modest foxing on the flaps, and interior dampstains. Seller Inventory # 598206
Quantity: 1 available
Seller Image
THE TAXI
Published by
Farrar, Straus & Giroux, New York, 1972
ISBN 10: 0374272530
ISBN 13: 9780374272531
Used
Hardcover
First Edition
Seller: Evolving Lens Bookseller, Kingston, NY, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Hardcover. First Edition; First Printing. Book condition is Very Good+; with a Very Good+ dust jacket. Minor rubbing to jacket. Text is clean and unmarked. First American Printing is stated. ; 8.03 X 5.28 X 0.55 inches; 87 pages. Seller Inventory # 6281
Quantity: 1 available
Stock Image
The Taxi
Published by
Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1972
ISBN 10: 0374272530
ISBN 13: 9780374272531
Used
Hardcover
Seller: Book Deals, Tucson, AZ, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Condition: Very Good. Very Good condition. Shows only minor signs of wear, and very minimal markings inside (if any). 0.5. Seller Inventory # 353-0374272530-vrg
Quantity: 1 available
Stock Image
The Taxi
Published by
Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1972
ISBN 10: 0374272530
ISBN 13: 9780374272531
Used
Hardcover
Seller: GF Books, Inc., Hawthorne, CA, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Condition: Good. Book is in Used-Good condition. Pages and cover are clean and intact. Used items may not include supplementary materials such as CDs or access codes. May show signs of minor shelf wear and contain limited notes and highlighting. 0.5. Seller Inventory # 0374272530-2-4
Quantity: 1 available