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Perfume : the story of a murderer / Patrick Süskind ; translated from the German by John E. Woods.

Süskind, Patrick. (Author). Woods, John E. (John Edwin) (Added Author).

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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

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  • 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.

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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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