Perfume : the story of a murderer / Patrick Süskind ; translated from the German by John E. Woods.
"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 doorknobs and fresh-cut wood. Then one day he catches a hint of a scent that will drive him on an ever-more-terrifying quest to create the "ultimate perfume"--the scent of a beautiful young virgin. Told with dazzling narrative brilliance, Perfume is a hauntingly powerful tale of murder and sensual depravity."--from Amazon.com
Record details
- ISBN: 0375725849
- ISBN: 0375725849
- ISBN: 0394550846
- ISBN: 9780375725845
- Physical Description: 255 pages ; 21 cm
- Edition: 1st Vintage International edition
- Publisher: New York : Vintage International, 2001.
- Copyright: copyright 2001.
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- General Note:
- "Originally published in German as Das Parfum."
- Study Program Information Note:
- Accelerated Reader AR UG 5.4 12 53187.Accelerated Reader AR UG 8.7 15 53187.
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| Jacksonville Main Library | FIC SUSKIND (Text) | 36015000067005 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Avery County Morrison Public Library | MFIC SUS (Text) | 31111000638699 | Adult Fiction Mystery | Available | - |
| Beaufort Main | F SUS (Text) | 2000283806 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Harnett County Main Library | F Sus (Text) | 33630005492645 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Lenoir Library | F SÜSKIND Patrick (Text) | 50669013588117 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Macon County Public Library | F SUSKIND (Text) | 39493107139547 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Morganton Public Library | F SUS (Text) | 33557004164232 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Transylvania County Library | FIC SUS (Text) | 38079102529906 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Weaverville Library | F SUS (Text) | 0020660346535 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Yancey County Public Library | MFIC SUS (Text) | 33333000638709 | Adult Fiction Mystery | In transit | - |
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"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 doorknobs and fresh-cut wood. Then one day he catches a hint of a scent that will drive him on an ever-more-terrifying quest to create the "ultimate perfume"--the scent of a beautiful young virgin. Told with dazzling narrative brilliance, Perfume is a hauntingly powerful tale of murder and sensual depravity."--from Amazon.com
