Cover art for Perfume
Published
Popular Penguins, September 2008
ISBN
9780141037509
Format
Softcover, 272 pages
Dimensions
18.1cm × 11.1cm

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Patrick S skind's Perfume follows the life of Jean-Baptiste Grenouille, abandoned at birth in the slums of eighteenth-century Paris, but blessed with an outstanding sense of smell. This gift enables Jean-Baptiste to master the art of perfume making, but one scent evades him- that of a virgin, whom he must possess to ensure her innocence and beauty are preserved. Laced with sense and suspense, this is a beguiling tale of lust, desire and deadly obsession.

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