Perfume
Perfume
Patrick Suskind
Kurt Cobain
I've read [this book] about ten times in my life. - Kurt Cobain
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Perfume

Perfume: The Story of a Murderer

Patrick Suskind
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Patrick Suskind
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In the underbelly of eighteenth-century France, a story as intoxicating as it is dark unfolds with the birth of Jean-Baptiste Grenouille, a child endowed with an extraordinary talent: an unparalleled sense of smell. This singular gift propels Grenouille on a journey through the fetid streets of Paris to the summit of the perfumer's craft, where he becomes obsessed with distilling the essence of the world into a single, perfect perfume. Yet, his quest takes a sinister turn as his search for the ultimate ingredient leads him down a path of obsession, madness, and murder. Patrick Suskind's "Perfume" is a masterful tapestry of the senses, weaving together the visceral richness of Grenouille's olfactory experiences with the pungent realities of the society that surrounds him. It is a narrative that challenges the boundaries between beauty and horror, innocence and corruption, leading readers through a labyrinth of sensory experiences that culminate in a climax as shocking as it is inevitable. This novel is a testament to the power of scent, a sensory experience often overlooked in literature, now immortalized in a tale that lingers in the memory long after the final page is turned.

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Released
1985
26 Feb
Length
263
Pages

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I've read [this book] about ten times in my life. - Kurt Cobain
He succeeded in being considered totally uninteresting. People left him alone. And that was all he wanted.
— Patrick Suskind, Perfume

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