Rettig, German Dept., Wellesley Coll., Wellesley, Mass. Perfume by Patrick Suskind: 9780375725845 : Books INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER Set in eighteenth-century France, the classic novel that provokes a terrifying examination of what happens when. He is also the author of The Pigeon and Mr. With brilliant narrative skill Susskind exposes the dark underside of the society through which Grenouille moves and explores the disquieting inner universe of this singularly possessed man. His first novel, Perfume was also an internationally acclaimed bestseller and continues to be considered a classic. Born without a smell of his own but endowed with an extraordinary sense of smell, Grenouille becomes obsessed with procuring the perfect scent that will make him fully human. Set in 18th-century France, Perfume relates the fascinating and horrifying tale of Jean-Baptiste Grenouille, a person as gifted as he was abominable. Woods.Library JournalUpon its publication last year in Germany Susskind's first novel Perfume immediately became an international best seller. Told with dazzling narrative brillance, Perfume is a hauntingly powerful tale of murder and sensual depravity.Translated from the German by John E. 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.
But Grenouille's genius is such that he is not satisfied to stop there, and he becomes obsessed with capturing the smells of objects such as brass doorknobs and frest-cut wood.
As a boy, he lives to decipher the odors of Paris, and apprentices himself to a prominent perfumer who teaches him the ancient art of mixing precious oils and herbs. OL10834W Page_number_confidence 95.26 Pages 276 Partner Innodata Ppi 300 Rcs_key 24143 Republisher_date 20200917185053 Republisher_operator Republisher_time 329 Scandate 20200913065345 Scanner Scanningcenter cebu Scribe3_search_catalog isbn Scribe3_search_id 9780140092448 Tts_version 4.An acclaimed bestseller 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.In the slums of eighteenth-century France, the infant Jean-Baptiste Grenouille is born with one sublime gift-an absolute sense of smell. (John Edwin) Boxid IA1938004 Camera Sony Alpha-A6300 (Control) Collection_set printdisabled External-identifier Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 13:01:58 Associated-names Woods, John E.
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