Perfume : the story of a murderer /
by Suskind, Patrick; Woods, John E. (John Edwin).
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BookSeries: Modern classics: Publisher: London : Penguin Books, 2007Description: 295 p. ; 20 cm.ISBN: 9780141198149 (pbk.).Classification number: 833.914Uniform titles: Parfum. English.Subject(s): Perfumes -- Fiction | Murderers -- Fiction | Odors -- Fiction | France -- Fiction | General Fiction | Modern & contemporary fiction | Historical mysteries | Classic fiction | Crime & mystery fiction | Historical fictionSummary: Survivor, genius, perfumer, and killer: this is Jean-Baptiste Grenouille. He is abandoned on the filthy streets as a child, but grows up to discover he has an extraordinary gift: a sense of smell more powerful than any other human's. Soon, he is creating the most sublime fragrances in Paris. Yet there is one odour he cannot capture. Survivor, genius, perfumer, killer: this is Jean-Baptiste Grenouille. He is abandoned on the filthy streets as a child, but grows up to discover he has an extraordinary gift: a sense of smell more powerful than any other human's. Soon, he is creating the most sublime fragrances in Paris. Yet there is one odour he cannot capture. It is exquisite, magical: the scent of a young virgin. And to get it he must kill. And kill. And kill .
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Translated from German.
"First published as Das Parfum by Diogenes Verlag AG, Zurich, 1985"--T.p. verso.
Survivor, genius, perfumer, and killer: this is Jean-Baptiste Grenouille. He is abandoned on the filthy streets as a child, but grows up to discover he has an extraordinary gift: a sense of smell more powerful than any other human's. Soon, he is creating the most sublime fragrances in Paris. Yet there is one odour he cannot capture. Survivor, genius, perfumer, killer: this is Jean-Baptiste Grenouille. He is abandoned on the filthy streets as a child, but grows up to discover he has an extraordinary gift: a sense of smell more powerful than any other human's. Soon, he is creating the most sublime fragrances in Paris. Yet there is one odour he cannot capture. It is exquisite, magical: the scent of a young virgin. And to get it he must kill. And kill. And kill .
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