by Patrick Süskind · Penguin · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780140120837
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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).
Jean-Baptiste Grenouille is born in eighteenth-century Paris with a prodigious sense of smell. Raised in poverty, he learns the perfumer's craft and creates sublime fragrances. His obsession with capturing the scent of a young virgin leads him to murder as he pursues the formula for the perfect perfume. A historical novel with an atmosphere of psychological suspense.
Originally published in German in 1985 as «Das Parfum»; the English translation by John E. Woods won the PEN Translation Prize in 1987.
Suitable for readers of historical fiction and psychological thrillers interested in German literature.
Patrick Süskind is a German writer and screenwriter, known best for his novel Perfume: The Story of a Murderer, first published in 1985.
