[1] Van Peebles adapted his book into the film The Story of a Three-Day Pass (1967).
[2] Following an invitation from the Cinémathèque française, which had gained access to his short films, Van Peebles moved to France.
[3] Upon his arrival Van Peebles discovered that French writers could join the directors' guild by adapting their own written works.
The novel tells the story of the bittersweet romance between a white Frenchwoman and an African-American soldier visiting Paris on furlough.
[5] After winning a filmmaking subsidy, he adapted La Permission into The Story of a Three-Day Pass.