Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (Penguin Essentials)
Jean-Baptiste Grenouille, born in a Parisian slum and abandoned on the streets, discovers he has an extraordinary - near superhuman - sense of smell. As he sniffs his way across France, this gift is exploited by Grenouille to make the world´s most marvellous perfumes. Yet in seeking perfection in...
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Jean-Baptiste Grenouille, born in a Parisian slum and abandoned on the streets, discovers he has an extraordinary - near superhuman - sense of smell. As he sniffs his way across France, this gift is exploited by Grenouille to make the world´s most marvellous perfumes. Yet in seeking perfection in his experiments, he realizes that a vital ingredient is missing for the perfenct scent: innocence.
As in order to get the ingredients he needs, he must capture it - whatever the price.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780241973615 (0241973619)
Publish date: 2015-08-06
Publisher: Penguin Books
Pages no: 263
Edition language: English
Category:
Classics,
Novels,
Literature,
European Literature,
Historical Fiction,
Literary Fiction,
Mystery,
Contemporary,
Thriller,
Crime,
Horror,
German Literature
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