num_pages: 296
description: He is abandoned on the filthy streets as a child, but grows up to discover he has an extraordinary gift: a sense of smell more powerful than any other human's.Soon, he is creating the most sublime fragrances in Paris. Yet there is one odour he cannot capture. It is exquisite, magical: the scent of a young virgin. And to get it he must kill. And kill. And kill...
language: English
title: Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
titlecomplete: Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
characters: Madame Arnulfi, Jean-Baptiste Grenouille, Marquis de Taillade-Espinasse, Dominique Druot, The Plum Girl, Laure Richis, Madame Gaillard, Giuseppe Baldini, Jeanne Bussie, Antoine Richis, Chénier, Father Terrier, Grimal
genres: Mystery, Fiction, Thriller, Classics, Crime, Historical, German Literature, Historical Fiction, Horror, Novels
ratings_count: 444390
places: Grasse, France, Auvergne Region, Paris, Montpellier, French Riviera
awards: awardedAt: 536486400000
name: World Fantasy Award
category: Best Novel, awardedAt: 536486400000
name: PEN Translation Prize
category: John E. Woods
publisher: Penguin Books