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Title	:	Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
Author	:	Patrick Süskind
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	Deluxe Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 263 pages
Published	:	1987 by Penguin Books (first published 1985)
Categories	:	Fantasy. Young Adult. Fiction. Science Fiction. Adventure. Magic. Childrens

Perfume: The Story of a Murderer

Patrick Süskind

Paperback | Pages: 263 pages

Rating: 4.02 | 297749 Users | 13365 Reviews

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An acclaimed bestseller and international sensation, Patrick Suskind's classic novel provokes a terrifying examination of what happens when one man's indulgence in his greatest passion—his sense of smell—leads to murder.

In the slums of eighteenth-century France, the infant Jean-Baptiste Grenouille is born with one sublime gift—an absolute sense of smell. As a boy, he lives to decipher the odors of Paris, and apprentices himself to a prominent perfumer who teaches him the ancient art of mixing precious oils and herbs. But Grenouille's genius is such that he is not satisfied to stop there, and he becomes obsessed with capturing the smells of objects such as brass doorknobs and fresh-cut wood. Then one day he catches a hint of a scent that will drive him on an ever-more-terrifying quest to create the "ultimate perfume"—the scent of a beautiful young virgin. Told with dazzling narrative brilliance, Perfume is a hauntingly powerful tale of murder and sensual depravity.

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Original Title:	Das Parfum. Die Geschichte eines Mörders
ISBN:	0140120831 (ISBN13: 9780140120837)
Edition Language:	English
Characters:	Jean-Baptiste Grenouille, Giuseppe Baldini, Madame Gaillard, Jeanne Bussie, Father Terrier, Grimal, The Plum Girl, Chénier, Marquis de Taillade-Espinasse, Madame Arnulfi, Dominique Druot, Antoine Richis, Laure Richis
Setting:	Paris(France) Grasse(France) Montpellier(France) …more Auvergne(France) France …less
Literary Awards:	World Fantasy Award for Best Novel (1987), PEN Translation Prize for John E. Woods (1987)

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Read as part of The Infinite Variety Reading Challenge, based on the BBC's Big Read Poll of 2003.The first thing I want to say is that, even though I didn't really enjoy it, I do fully recommend you read this book. It has a wonderful concept and will make you think so much about a lot of things-life, people, senses, smells, the way you see the world-that I think the enjoyment of the story is a little unimportant.This is the story of a late-Seventeenth-Century French man who is born with an



There are some books which can be called unique. They may be good, bad or indifferent: but their authors strike out from the trodden paths of narrative themes and structure to explore totally new vistas, so that the product becomes unique. Perfume by Patrick Suskind is such a book.Jean Baptiste Grenouille is "an abominable and gifted personage, in an era which was not lacking in abominable and gifted personages". Born a bastard in the stinking heart of the city of Paris in the eighteenth century

I had a heck of a time thinking who I'd recommend this to. It won a Fantasy award, yet I can't call it Fantasy. It's set in a bygone period, but it doesn't play with history, so it's not Historical Fiction. It's about a murder, yet it's not terrifying like Horror, nor is it a mystery. It's just the story of a peculiar boy who became a dangerous and most interesting man. He was born without an odor, you see, and lacking that part of identity, became obsessed with smell. That identity crisis

A cross between The Silence of the Lambs and a period drama. That's how I would describe Perfume, the great German classic of the 1980s. Basically, it's an eighteenth-century murder story, except that it doesn't focus on the victims and the hunt for the killer, but rather emphasises the life and times of the murderer, who is an unusual protagonist to say the least.Perfume tells the story of Jean-Baptiste Grenouille, an eighteenth-century Parisian with a unique gift: a prodigiously well-developed

In 18th Century France a baby is born who lacks any scent. He does, however, have a deep and strong survival urge. Although he is treated as a pariah by many for his condition, he possesses a parallel condition, a heightened sensitivity to aroma. It is his quest to experience life through smell, and he does so. He is also a cold-hearted sociopath who seizes opportunities where he can to advance his particular desires. It ends badly for him, but that is a good thing. The author This is a very

This book was different and brilliant. The story of an orphaned boy born without a scent, but with an incredibly refined sense of smell, the book drags a bit in parts, but the ends justify the means, in more ways than one.All things considered, the book is a valentine to the beauty, elegance, and power of smell. A truly underrated sense, Suskind reminds the reader of just how powerful an effect our sense of smell can have. Although Jean-Baptiste Grenouille (one of the great names in contemporary