Book
Perfume : the story of a murderer / Patrick Suskind ; translated from the German by John E. Woods.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780375725845 (pbk.)
- ISBN: 9780394550848 :
- ISBN: 0375725849 (pbk.)
- ISBN: 0394550846 :
- Physical Description: 255 p. ; 23 cm.
- Edition: 1st American ed.
- Publisher: New York : A.A. Knopf, 1986.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Translation of: Das Parfum. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Perfumes > Fiction. Businessmen > Fiction. Businesswomen > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Horror fiction. German fiction. Historical fiction. |
Available copies
- 2 of 2 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Elkford Public Library.
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- 0 current holds with 2 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elkford Public Library | FC SUS (Text) | 35170000240341 | Adult Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
- Library Journal Reviews : LJ Reviews 1986 October #2
Upon its publication last year in Germany Susskind's first novel Perfume immediately became an international best seller. Set in 18th-century France, Perfume relates the fascinating and horrifying tale of Jean-Baptiste Grenouille, a person as gifted as he was abominable. 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. 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. The translation is superb. Essential for literature collections. Ulrike S. Rettig, German Dept., Wellesley Coll., Wellesley, Mass. Copyright 1986 Cahners Business Information.
