{"product_id":"perfume-the-story-of-a-murderer-9780375725845","title":"Perfume: The Story of a Murderer","description":"\u003cb\u003eINTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER - Set in eighteenth-century France, the classic novel that provokes a terrifying examination of what happens when one man's indulgence in his greatest passion--his sense of smell--leads to murder. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 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, \u003ci\u003ePerfume \u003c\/i\u003eis a hauntingly powerful tale of murder and sensual depravity. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Translated from the German by John E. Woods.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePATRICK S\u003cb\u003eÜ\u003c\/b\u003eSKIND\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Ambach, near Munich, in 1949. He studied medieval and modern history at the University of Munich. His first play, \u003ci\u003eThe Double Bass, \u003c\/i\u003e was written in 1980 and became an international success. It was performed in Germany, in Switzerland, at the Edinburgh Festival, in London, and at the New Theatre in Brooklyn. His first novel, \u003ci\u003ePerfume\u003c\/i\u003e became an internationally acclaimed bestseller. He is also the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Pigeon\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMr. Summer's Story, \u003c\/i\u003e and a coauthor of the enormously successful German television series Kir Royal. Mr. Süskind lives and writes in Munich.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Vintage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50580305674514,"sku":"9780375725845","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_cd43d01e-6fee-42bd-85c0-2637e1943edd.jpg?v=1732009095","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/perfume-the-story-of-a-murderer-9780375725845","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}