num_pages: 288
description: Survivor, genius, perfumer, 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 a sense of smell more powerful than any other human's. Soon, he is creating the most sublime fragrances in all the city. Yet there is one odor he cannot capture. It is exquisite, 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 (Bloomsbury Classics)
characters: Dominique Druot, Antoine Richis, Laure Richis, Jean-Baptiste Grenouille, Grimal, Father Terrier, Jeanne Bussie, Madame Arnulfi, Giuseppe Baldini, Chénier, Madame Gaillard, The Plum Girl, Marquis de Taillade-Espinasse
genres: German Literature, Mystery, Thriller, Crime, Novels, Historical, Fiction, Classics, Historical Fiction, Horror
ratings_count: 444693
places: Montpellier, Auvergne Region, Grasse, French Riviera, France, Paris
awards: awardedAt: 536486400000
name: World Fantasy Award
category: Best Novel, awardedAt: 536486400000
name: PEN Translation Prize
category: John E. Woods
publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC