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Perfume: The Story of Murder
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Perfume: The Story of Murder Hardcover - 1986

by Patrick Suskind

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  • Hardcover

An international sensation from the moment of its publication in Germany last year, this is one of the most extraordinary novels published in years: the story of a monster loose in 18th-century France and his quest for the perfect perfume.

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Knopf, 1986. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Book Club Edition. Book Club Edition. The dust jacket has been laminated. .
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  • Title Perfume: The Story of Murder
  • Author Patrick Suskind
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition Book Club Edition
  • Condition Used - Very Good
  • Pages 272
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Knopf, New York
  • Date 1986
  • Features Dust Cover, Price on Product - Canadian
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 048948
  • ISBN 9780394550848 / 0394550846
  • Weight 1.05 lbs (0.48 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.5 x 5.9 x 1.2 in (21.59 x 14.99 x 3.05 cm)
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 18th Century
    • Cultural Region: French
  • Library of Congress subjects France, France - Fiction
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 86045419
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC

From the publisher

Patrick Süskind was born in Ambach, near Munich, in 1949. After a problem with his hands made it impossible for him to pursue his ambitions as a concert pianist, Süskind enrolled in the University of Munich, where he studied medieval and modern history. His first play, The Double Bass, written in 1980, became an international success, performed in Germany, in Switzerland, at the Edinburgh Festival, in London, and at the New Theatre in Brooklyn. His first novel, Perfume, became a globally acclaimed bestseller with more than fifteen million copies sold worldwide. Mr. Süskind lives and writes in Munich.

First line

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.

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Media reviews

Praise for PERFUME

"A fable of criminal genius . . . Remarkable."
—Christopher Lehmann-Haupt, The New York Times

“A supremely accomplished work of art, marvelously crafted and enjoyable, and rich in historical detail.”
—Ron Loewinsohn, San Francisco Chronicle

“Reading Perfume is like being submerged in a dark pool of the senses . . . An original and astonishing novel.”
—Campbell Geeslin, People

“A strange and ingenius work of literature.”
—Robert Taylor, The Boston Globe

“Mr. Süskind himself is a perfumer of language . . . A remarkable debut.”
—Peter Ackroyd, The New York Times Book Review

“Beautifully researched . . . Brilliant.”
—John Updike, The New Yorker

“Immensely seductive . . . Storytelling at its best.”
—Steve Paul, The Kansas City Star

“Mesmerizing from first page to last . . . A highly sophisticated horror tale.”
—Barbara A. Bannon, Cleveland Plain Dealer

Citations

  • Library Journal, 10/15/1986, Page 0

About the author

Patrick Sskind was born in Ambach, near Munich, in 1949. After a problem with his hands made it impossible for him to pursue his ambitions as a concert pianist, Sskind enrolled in the University of Munich, where he studied medieval and modern history. His first play, The Double Bass, written in 1980, became an international success, performed in Germany, in Switzerland, at the Edinburgh Festival, in London, and at the New Theatre in Brooklyn. His first novel, Perfume, became a globally acclaimed bestseller with more than fifteen million copies sold worldwide. Mr. Sskind lives and writes in Munich.