Penguin Essentials: Perfume: The Story of a Murderer

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Penguin Essentials: Perfume: The Story of a Murderer

Patrick Süskind

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’In eighteenth-century France there lived a man who was one of the most gifted and abominable personages in an era that knew no lack of gifted and abominable personages . . . ’ Jean-Baptiste Grenouille, born in a Parisian slum and abandoned on the streets, discovers he has an extraordinary - near 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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English

ISBN

9780241973615

Number of pages

272

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Penguin Essentials: Perfume: The Story of a Murderer - Patrick Süskind