![]() ![]() ![]() He is also the author of The Pigeon and Mr. His first novel, Perfume, became an internationally acclaimed bestseller. His first play, The Double Bass, was written in 1980 and became an international success. He studied medieval and modern history at the University of Munich. Patrick Süskind was born near Munich, in 1949. 'Witty, stylish and ferociously absorbing' Observer 'An ingenious and totally absorbing fantasy' Daily Telegraph Everyone seems to want to get a whiff of this strange perfume, which will remain unique in contemporary literature' Figaro a remarkable début' Peter Ackroyd, The New York Times Book Review 'A meditation on the nature of death, desire and decay. Clever, stylish, absorbing and well worth reading' Literary Review ![]() 'A fantastic tale of murder and twisted eroticism controlled by a disgusted loathing of humanity. 'An astonishing tour de force both in concept and execution' Guardian His name was Jean-Baptiste Grenouille, and if his name has been forgotten today, it is certainly not because Grenouille fell short of those more famous blackguards when it came to arrogance, misanthropy, immorality, or, more succinctly, wickedness, but because his gifts and his sole ambition were restricted to a domain that leaves no traces in history: to the fleeting realm of scent. ![]() '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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