For this dark and sinister boy who has no smell himself possesses an absolute sense of smell, and with it he can read the world to discover the hidden truths that elude ordinary men. About Perfume The year is ; the place, Paris. Summer's Story , and a coauthor of the enormously successful German television series Kir Royal. Translated by John E. This novel has a very clever and interesting premise--a baby is born who has no smell. I didn't know the last bit until I had 
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As he grows, we learn that he does not smell himself, but he has a masterful nose perfect smell, like perfect Orphaned, passed over to the monks as a charity case, already there is something in the aura of the tiny infant that is unsettling. My library Help Advanced Perufme Search.
Translated by John E. As a boy, he lives to decipher the odors of Paris, and apprentices himself to a prominent perfumer who teaches him the ancient ebopk of mixing precious oils and herbs. Clever, stylish, absorbing and well worth reading' Literary Review 'A meditation on the nature of death, desire and decay In the slums of shskind France, the infant Jean-Baptiste Grenouille is born with one sublime gift—an absolute sense of smell.
Other editions - View all Perfume: Translated from the German by John E. At first, he hones his powers, learning the ancient arts of perfume-making until the exquisite fragrances he creates are the rage of Paris, and indeed Europe.
As his trail leads him, at an ever-quickening pace, from his savage exile to the heart of the country and then back to Paris, we are caught up in a rising evook of terror and mortal sensual conquest until the frenzy of his final triumph explodes in all its horrifying consequences. He is also the author of The Pigeon and Mr. Then, secure in his mastery of these means to an end, he withdraws into a strange and agonized solitude, waiting, dreaming, until the morning when he wakes, ready to embark on his monstrous quest: Told with dazzling narrative brilliance and the haunting power of a grown-up fairy tale, Perfume is one of the most remarkable novels of the last fifty years.
Also in Vintage International. An acclaimed ebkok and international sensation, Patrick Suskind's classic novel provokes a terrifying examination of what happens when one man's indulgence in his greatest passion-his sense of smell-leads to murder. Vintage International- Fiction - pages.
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Then one day he catches a hint of a scent that will drive him on an ever-more-terrifying quest to create the "ultimate perfume"-the scent of a beautiful young virgin. Sep 12, ISBN The Story of a Murderer Vintage International. A fable of criminal genius?. The New York Times. Inspired pahrick Your Browsing History.
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His name was Jakob and he was an Austrian exchange student spending the year with a friend of ours. We are experiencing technical difficulties. For this dark and sinister boy who has no smell himself possesses an absolute sense of smell, and with it he can read the world to discover the hidden truths that elude ordinary men.
His first novel, Perfume became an internationally acclaimed bestseller. The year is ; the place, Paris.
This novel has a very clever and interesting premise--a baby is born who has no smell. In the slums of eighteenth-century France, the infant Jean-Baptiste Grenouille is born with one sublime gift-an absolute sense of smell.
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