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Survivor, genius, perfumer, killer: this is Jean-Baptiste Grenouille. He is abandoned on the filthy streets of Paris as a child, but grows up to discover he has an extraordinary gift: a sense of smell more powerful than any other human's. Yet there is one odor he cannot capture. It is exquisite, magical: the scent of a young virgin.

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Perfume, Patrick Süskind, John E. Woods

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Title
Perfume
Language
English
Publisher
Penguin Books
Released
2006
Format
Paperback
ISBN10
014103100X
ISBN13
9780141031002
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First published
1985
Original title
Das Parfum: Die Geschichte eines Mörders
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Survivor, genius, perfumer, killer: this is Jean-Baptiste Grenouille. He is abandoned on the filthy streets of Paris as a child, but grows up to discover he has an extraordinary gift: a sense of smell more powerful than any other human's. Yet there is one odor he cannot capture. It is exquisite, magical: the scent of a young virgin.