by Patrick Süskind · Seix Barral · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788432215001
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«El perfume: Historia de un asesino» is the novel by Patrick Süskind, published by Seix Barral in paperback (239 pages, in Spanish).
Jean-Baptiste Grenouille is born in 18th-century France without his own scent, but with a prodigious sense of smell. From poverty, he becomes an apprentice perfumer and develops an obsession: to capture the world's aromas and create the ultimate perfume. His gift leads him to murder young maidens to extract their essence.
The original title is «Das Parfum. Die Geschichte eines Mörders» (1985). The Spanish translation is by Pilar Giralt Gorina. The novel won the World Fantasy Award for Best Novel in 1987.
Aimed at readers of historical fiction, thriller, and literary fiction; a modern classic with a dark atmosphere and an obsessive protagonist.
Patrick Süskind is a German writer and screenwriter, known best for his novel Perfume: The Story of a Murderer, first published in 1985.
