movement birth_place awards image_size notableworks birth_date language genre image article_title birth_name occupation
hussards paris , france prix commander of the legion of honour académie française , seat interallié 8 grand prix du roman de l'académie française 225 '' un taxi mauve '' -lrb- 1973 -rrb- '' the foundling les boy '' -lrb- 1975 -rrb- poneys sauvages '' -lrb- 1970 -rrb- '' 4 august 1919 french novels , essays , theater michel déon au salon du livre de paris 2012.jpg michel déon
 Édouard michel writer , playwright , editor
michel déon

michel déon -lrb- ; born 4 august 1919 -rrb- is a french novelist and literary columnist .
he has published over 50 works and is the recipient of numerous awards , including the prix interallié for his 1970 novel , `` les poneys sauvages '' -lrb- the wild ponies -rrb- .
déon 's 1973 novel `` un taxi mauve '' received the grand prix du roman de l'académie française .
his novels have been translated into numerous languages .
he is considered one of the most innovative french writers of the 20th century .
in 1978 , déon was elected to the académie française .
few of his works have been translated into english .
