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Fiction, General Fiction

Perfume

Patrick Süskind (author)

Paperback Published on: 30/12/2010

£8.99

8 reviews

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A wonderful twisted fairytale

A story that is at once grisly and so beautiful, almost like a fairytale, which is part of the magic of Perfume. With essences of the very best French lite... READ MORE

Phill - Waterstones Bookseller at Truro

Synopsis

Survivor, genius, perfumer, killer: this is Jean-Baptiste Grenouille. He is abandoned on the filthy streets as a child, but grows up to discover he has an extraordinary gift: a sense of smell more powerful than any other human's. Soon, he is creating the most sublime fragrances in Paris. Yet there is one odour he cannot capture. It is exquisite, magical: the scent of a young virgin. And to get it he must kill. And kill. And kill ...

Publisher information

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
ISBN: 9780141198149
Number of pages: 304
Dimensions: 198 x 129 x 17 mm
Weight: 224g

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Weird & Wonderful

Although a little slow to start with, this is a brilliant story and gets more and more weird and twisted as it progresses. The descriptions of scenery and ... READ MORE

RibenaP

A must buy!

Thrilling and gothic, this book is defiantly up there with Oscar Wilde’s ‘The Picture of Dorian Grey’. It's got lovely descriptive language and really amus... READ MORE

Jay F

Dark and different read

This deliciously dark novella is original and shocking in a way that is redolent of 'The Wasp Factory.' The anti hero Grenouille is inhuman in a way that q... READ MORE

Tim Dumble

WOW!!

when I first started this book, I didn’t expect much. My friend recommended it to me and I thought it’d be like any other book. But WOW the plot? the descr... READ MORE

fats

A Disturbing & Gripping Gothic Thriller

Patrick transports us into 17th century Paris to witness the birth of the protagonist- Jean Baptiste Grenouille. From that moment on, we witness the life o... READ MORE

Yasmin

Phenomenal

An enthralling story. Brilliantly clever and descriptive. Such a satisfying read.

Charlie Harby

Hard to describe, but loved it!

Perfume was such a unique book in that we follow a murderer with no sense of guilt or morality while he creates amazing perfumes with near supernatural ski... READ MORE

Marina Marcello

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