![]() ![]() Told with dazzling narrative brilliance, Perfume is a hauntingly powerful tale of murder and sensual depravity. The novel explores the sense of smell and its relationship with the emotional meanings that scents may have. 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. Perfume: The Story of a Murderer ( German: Das Parfum: Die Geschichte eines Mrders das paf di t ans mds ( listen)) is a 1985 literary historical fantasy novel by German writer Patrick Sskind. ![]() ![]() ![]() 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. 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. In the slums of eighteenth-century France, the infant Jean-Baptiste Grenouille is born with one sublime gift-an absolute sense of smell. An acclaimed bestseller and international sensation, Patrick Suskind’s classic novel provokes a terrifying examination of what happens when one man’s indulgence in his greatest passion-his sense of smell-leads to murder. El mensaje que Patrick Sskind expresa con su novela 'El Perfume' es la necesidad de los seres humanos de estar en la bsqueda de la identidad personal es decir de encontrar aquello que nos conducir llenar nuestras vidas, a sentirnos plenos. ![]()
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