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Paperback
Published: 1st February 2016
Paperback
Published: 15th April 2020
Paperback
Published: 11th May 2010
Perfume
By (Author) Patrick Sskind
Penguin Books Ltd
Penguin Classics
15th April 2020
6th February 2020
United Kingdom
General
Fiction
833.914
Paperback
304
Width 128mm, Height 198mm, Spine 18mm
228g
The acclaimed bestseller and international sensation, reissued with a new PMC jacket 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 ...
Patrick S skind was born near Munich in 1949 and studied medieval and modern history at the University of Munich. His first play, The Double Bass, was written in 1980 and became an international success. His first novel, Perfume was also an internationally acclaimed bestseller and continues to be considered a classic. He is also the author of The Pigeon and Mr. Summer's Story, and a coauthor of the enormously successful German television series Kir Royal. Patrick S skind lives and writes in Munich.