by Patrick Süskind · Penguin · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780140099935
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«Perfume: The Story of a Murderer» is the historical novel by Patrick Süskind, published by Penguin in paperback (272 pages, in English).
In 18th-century Paris, Jean-Baptiste Grenouille, abandoned at birth, possesses an extraordinary sense of smell. His gift allows him to master the art of perfumery, but one essence eludes him: the scent of a virgin. Capturing it leads him into a spiral of obsession and crime.
Work published in 1985 in German as «Das Parfum»; won the World Fantasy Award for Best Novel in 1987.
For readers of historical fiction and psychological thriller with a taste for dark atmospheres and obsessive characters.
Patrick Süskind is a German writer and screenwriter, known best for his novel Perfume: The Story of a Murderer, first published in 1985.
