by Patrick Süskind (Author)
Survivor, genius, perfumer, killer: this is Jean-Baptiste Grenouille. He is abandoned on the filthy streets of Paris 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 all the city. 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...
Format: Paperback
Pages: 272
Edition: Film tie-in edition
Publisher: Penguin
Published: 30 Nov 2006
ISBN 10: 0141029048
ISBN 13: 9780141029047