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Perfume The Story of a Murderer by Patrick Suskind (1986, Hardcover) 1st/3rd
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- Condition
- Type
- Novel
- Signed
- No
- Book Series
- N/A
- Narrative Type
- Fiction
- Features
- Dust Jacket
- Original Language
- German
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- United States
- Intended Audience
- Adults
- Edition
- N/A
- ISBN
- 9780394550848
- Book Title
- Perfume : the Story of Murder
- Item Length
- 8.7in
- Publisher
- Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
- Publication Year
- 1986
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 1in
- Genre
- Fiction
- Topic
- Classics, Horror, Thrillers / Suspense, Literary, Historical
- Item Width
- 5.9in
- Item Weight
- 16.4 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 272 Pages
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The year is 1738; the place, Paris. A baby is born under a fish-monger's bloody table in a marketplace, and abandoned. Orphaned, passed over to the monks as a charity case, already there is something in the aura of the tiny infant that is unsettling. No one will look after him; he is somehow too demanding, and, even more disturbing, something is missing: as his wet nurse tries to explain, he doesn't "smell" the way a baby should smell; indeed, he has no scent at all. Slowly, as we watch Jean-Baptiste Grenouille cling stubbornly to life, we begin to realize that a monster is growing before our eyes. With mounting unease, yet hypnotized, we see him explore his powers and their effect on the world around him. For this dark and sinister boy who has no smell himself possesses an absolute sense of smell, and with it he can read the world to discover the hidden truths that elude ordinary men. He can smell the very composition of objects, and their history, and where they have been, he has no need of the light, and darkness is not dark to him, because nothing can mask the odors of the universe. As he leaves childhood behind and comes to understand his terrible uniqueness, his obsession becomes the quest to identify, and then to isolate, the most perfect scent of all, the scent of life itself. At first, he hones his powers, learning the ancient arts of perfume-making until the exquisite fragrances he creates are the rage of Paris, and indeed Europe. Then, secure in his mastery of these means to an end, he withdraws into a strange and agonized solitude, waiting, dreaming, until the morning when he wakes, ready to embark on his monstrous quest: to find and extract fromthe most perfect living creatures-- the most beautiful young virgins in the land-- that ultimate perfume which alone can make him, too, fully human. As his trail leads him, at an ever-quickening pace, from his savage exile to the heart of the country and then back to Paris, we are caught up in a rising storm of terror and mortal sensual conquest until the frenzy of his final triumph explodes in all its horrifying consequences. Told with dazzling narrative brilliance and the haunting power of a grown-up fairy tale, "Perfume" is one of the most remarkable novels of the last fifty years.
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Publisher
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0394550846
ISBN-13
9780394550848
eBay Product ID (ePID)
58672
Product Key Features
Book Title
Perfume : the Story of Murder
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Classics, Horror, Thrillers / Suspense, Literary, Historical
Publication Year
1986
Genre
Fiction
Number of Pages
272 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
8.7in
Item Height
1in
Item Width
5.9in
Weight
16.8 Oz
Item Weight
16.4 Oz
Additional Product Features
Publication Date
1986-09-12
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. Su skind 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", 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, 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, 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. Suskind 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", 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 "ReadingPerfumeis 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, ClevelandPlain Dealer, 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, "A fable of criminal genius . . . Remarkable." -- The New York Times "A supremely accomplished work of art, marvelously crafted and enjoyable, and rich in historical detail." -- San Francisco Chronicle "Reading Perfume is like being submerged in a dark pool of the senses . . . An original and astonishing novel." -- People "A strange and ingenius work of literature." -- The Boston Globe "Mr. Süskind himself is a perfumer of language . . . A remarkable debut." -- The New York Times Book Review "Beautifully researched . . . Brilliant." --John Updike, The New Yorker "Immensely seductive . . . Storytelling at its best." -- The Kansas City Star "Mesmerizing from first page to last . . . A highly sophisticated horror tale." -- Cleveland Plain Dealer
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John Woods
Lccn
86-045419
Dewey Decimal
833.914
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
22
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