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Perfume : the story of a murderer / Patrick Süskind ; translated from the German by John E. Woods.

Süskind, Patrick, (author.). Woods, John E., (translator.).

Summary:

Follows an odorless baby found orphaned in Paris in 1738 as he grows into a monster obsessed with his perfect sense of smell and a desire to capture, by any means, the ultimate scent that will make him human.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780804152976
  • ISBN: 0804152977
  • Physical Description: 1 online resource (255 pages)
  • Publisher: New York : Vintage International, 2013.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Translation of: Das Parfum.
Restrictions on Access Note:
Restrictions unspecified
Reproduction Note:
Electronic reproduction. [Place of publication not identified] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010.
System Details Note:
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212
Action Note:
digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve
Source of Description Note:
Print version record.
Subject: Perfumes > Fiction.
Murderers > France > Fiction.
Odors > Fiction.
France > Fiction.
Parfums > Romans, nouvelles, etc.
Meurtriers > France > Romans, nouvelles, etc.
Odeurs > Romans, nouvelles, etc.
FICTION > Classics.
Murderers.
Odors.
Perfumes.
France.
Genre: Fiction.

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PATRICK SÜSKIND was born in Ambach, near Munich, in 1949. He 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. It was performed in Germany, in Switzerland, at the Edinburgh Festival, in London, and at the New Theatre in Brooklyn. His first novel, Perfume became an internationally acclaimed bestseller. 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. Mr. Süskind lives and writes in Munich.

Patrick Süskind was born in Ambach, near Munich, in 1949. He 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. It was performed in Germany, in Switzerland, at the Edinburgh Festival, in London, and at the New Theatre in Brooklyn. His first novel, Perfume became an internationally acclaimed bestseller. 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. Mr. Süskind lives and writes in Munich.


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