Perfume: The Story of a Murderer

INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER • Set in eighteenth-century France, the basic novel that provokes a terrifying examination of what occurs when one man’s indulgence in his biggest ardour—his sense of scent—results in homicide.
Within the slums of eighteenth-century France, the toddler Jean-Baptiste Grenouille is born with one elegant present—an absolute sense of scent. As a boy, he lives to decipher the odors of Paris, and apprentices himself to a distinguished perfumer who teaches him the traditional artwork of blending treasured oils and herbs. However Grenouille’s genius is such that he’s not happy to cease there, and he turns into obsessive about capturing the smells of objects akin to brass doorknobs and fresh-cut wooden. Then at some point he catches a touch of a scent that can drive him on an ever-more-terrifying quest to create the “final fragrance”—the scent of a lovely younger virgin. Instructed with dazzling narrative brilliance, Fragrance is a hauntingly highly effective story of homicide and sensual depravity. 
Translated from the German by John E. Woods.

From the Writer

Writer ‏ : ‎ Classic
Publication date ‏ : ‎ February 13, 2001
Version ‏ : ‎ Reprint
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Print size ‏ : ‎ 255 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0375725849
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0375725845
Merchandise Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.31 kilos
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.2 x 0.84 x 7.96 inches
Finest Sellers Rank: #10,427 in Books (See Prime 100 in Books) #81 in Up to date Literature & Fiction #288 in Basic Literature & Fiction #892 in Suspense Thrillers
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