Perfume

the story of a murderer

255 pages

English language

Published Feb. 17, 2001 by Vintage International.

ISBN:
978-0-375-72584-5
Copied ISBN!
OCLC Number:
50208049

View on OpenLibrary

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.

42 editions

Difficult, but spectacular

A very good book. Probably even better in its original German. It's emotionally tough material.

But the ending. Oh, my. Just spectacular.

Subjects

  • Perfumes industry
  • Murder
  • Fiction

Places

  • Paris (France)