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Informationen zum Autor Patrick Süskind was born near Munich in 1949 and studied medieval and modern history at the University of Munich. His first play, The Double Bass , was written in 1980 and became an international success. His first novel, Perfume was also an internationally acclaimed bestseller and continues to be considered a classic. He is also the author of The Pigeon and Mr. Summer's Story , and a coauthor of the enormously successful German television series Kir Royal . Patrick Süskind lives and writes in Munich. Klappentext 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 ... Zusammenfassung 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 …
