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Patrick Süskind | Das Parfum | English Title: Perfume<br>Novel, 320 Pages

Novel, Hardcover
320 Pages
Published in 1985

ISBN 978-3-257-01678-9

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Patrick Süskind
Das Parfum

English Title: Perfume

Jean-Baptiste Grenouille, born in the eighteenth-century Paris and abandoned on the street, discovers he has an extraordinary – almost superhuman – sense of smell. As he sniffs his way across France, this gift is exploited by Grenouille to make the world's most marvellous perfumes. Yet in seeking perfection in his experiments, he realises that a vital ingredient is missing for the perfect scent: innocence. And in order to get the ingredient he needs, he must capture it – whatever the price.

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»Süskind shows his outstanding gift for unravelling the implications behind very small oddities, and exposing the dangerous anarchy which lurks beneath everyday events.«Sunday Times

»Reminiscent of Kafka in its fearsome triviality and its bleak depiction of vulnerability.«Daily Telegraph

»Frightening and surprisingly moving«Guardian

»An astonishing tour de force both in concept and execution«Guardian

»A fantastic tale of murder and twisted eroticism controlled by a disgusted loathing of humanity ... Clever, stylish, absorbing and well worth reading.«Literary Review

»A meditation on the nature of death, desire and decay ... a remarkable debut«The New York Times Book Review

»An ingenious and totally absorbing fantasy«Daily Telegraph

»An astonishing ›tour de force‹ both in concept and execution.«The Guardian

»A meditation on the nature of death, desire and decay...a remarkable début.«The New York Times Book Review

»A supremely accomplished work of art, marvelously crafted and enjoyable, and rich in historical detail.«San Francisco Chronicle

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