Perfume: The Story of a Murderer by Patrick Süskind, John E. Woods (Translator)

Perfume: The Story of a Murderer by Patrick Süskind, John E. Woods (Translator)In the slums of eighteenth century France, the infant Jean Baptiste Grenouille is born with one sublime gift: an absolute sense of smell. As a boy, he lives to decipher the odors of Paris, and apprentices himself to a prominent perfumer who teaches him the ancient art of mixing precious oils and herbs. But Grenouille's genius is such that he is not satisfied to stop there, and he becomes obsessed with capturing the smells of objects such as brass

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