Perfume (book)

Perfume: The Story of a Murderer is a 1985 literary historical horror novel (originally published as Das Parfum) by German writer Patrick Süskind.

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1985 - Literary - Historical - Horror - German - Writer - Patrick Süskind

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Set in 18th century France, Perfume relates the story of Jean-Baptiste Grenouille, "one of the most gifted and abominable personages in an era that knew no lack of gifted and abominable personages".

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18th century - France

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Born lacking a personal odour (a fact other people find disquieting) but endowed with an incomparable sense of smell, he apprentices himself to a perfumer and becomes obsessed with procuring the perfect scent that will make him fully human. In the process, he creates perfumes - presumably based on pheromones - that powerfully manipulate human emotions, murdering 25 girls to take their scent.

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Odour - Perfume - Pheromones

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The book features detailed descriptions of the techniques of scent extraction such as maceration and enfleurage.

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Maceration - Enfleurage

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