Das Parfum - Die Geschichte eines Mördersby |
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Patrick Süskind |
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| The author |
Patrick Süskind (born March 26,
1949) is a German writer and screenwriter. He was born in Ambach am Starnberger See, near Munich in Germany. His father was Wilhelm Emanuel Süskind. He studied Medieval and Modern History at the University of Munich and in Aix-en-Provence from 1968-1974. In the 1980s he worked as a screenwriter, for "Kir Royal" and "Monaco Franze" among others. He is the author of the internationally acclaimed bestseller Perfume (1985) He is also the author of a play, The Double Bass (1980), The Pigeon (1988), The Story of Mr. Sommer (1991), Three Stories and a Reflection (1996). For a number of seasons, The Double Bass was a leading piece on German stages. Süskind lives in Munich, rarely granting interviews or enjoying any aspect of his fame. From www.wikipedia.org
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| The novel |
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer is a 1985 literary historical
horror novel (originally published in German as Das Parfum) by German
writer Patrick Süskind. The novel explores the sense of scent, and its
relationship with the emotional meaning that scents may carry. Above all
this is a story of identity, communication and the morality of the human
spirit. In some editions, the cover of Perfume appropriates the painting of Antoine Watteau, Jupiter and Antiope, which depicts an image of a naked woman sleeping, serving as a symbol of fragrant seduction. From www.wikipedia.org |