Talk:Perfume (novel)

message: Patric Süskind had no intention to include any reference to the bible in this book. A notable references to religion is Jean-Batiste sitting in church and laughing at God. So in my opinion these references to the bible are completely out of place here. This book has no intention of describing -Grenoille as the anti-Christ or something. Every so called symbol here is probably created out of thin air by some over religious person. It should be deleted.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 78.22.197.202 (talk) 00:34, 24 January 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Symbols??

message: "The song Du Riechst So Gut (You Smell So Good) by the German band Rammstein also seems to be based on this book".
See the lyrics. Doesn't look a terribly convincing theory to me. Tearlach 00:17, 13 July 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: Rammstein and Manson connections?

message: Over the next few months i plan to cleanup and expand this article. I have just today added a new infobox, and removed the tag at the top of this page stating it needed one. I plan to translate much of the German wikipedia article on Das Parfum aswell as adding a section of quotes to aid people studying the novel. I would like to hear from anyone who would care to aid me in the cleanup and expansion of this article or just if you have any idea or suggestions to how it could be improved. Also i am aware that a quotes section is what WikiQuote is for, but i feel that it could be relevant to a wikipedia article. Please discuss this with me aswell, as it could be more appropriate to have a link to the wikiquote page instead of a subheading in the wikiarticle.  6:39 PM AEST, 8th October 2006
Is the plot summary correct? I though Grenouille spent 10 years in a cage after the Grasse incident, then an aristocrat used him to test his hypothesis that air was good and earth was bad (as Grenouille was in pretty bad shape after being underground for 10 years). The aristocrat treated him with lots of air, but also fed him up well, gave him a bath and a change of clothes. Therefore the fact the Grenouille looked much better after the treatment had nothing to do with the air. Grenouille realised that he himself had not changed and realised that the change in people attitudes was just due to the clothes. I think after this he then went to Paris as stated with no further adventures. I haven't read the book for ages so can't write this in properly. 
[^nope, the "aristocrat" incident happens before the Grasse one.]  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.180.193.110 (talk) 22:27, 19 May 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Proposed Cleanup and Expansion of Article 

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thread_title: Fair use rationale for Image:Perfume cover.jpg

message: The plot summary was pretty huge and rambling, at about 1600 words. I've trimmed it down somewhat. --Tony Sidaway 02:53, 26 January 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Plot summary

message: Nobody know since it beginning with the novel...I just wondering if this kind of perfume really exists, u can even persuade Bill Gates to give all of his wealth to you.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 124.13.178.47 (talk) 20:46, 22 May 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Is Perfume' base on a true story? 

message: It is interesting to note that, although the young female cadaver on the cover
has a beautiful curly long hair, Grenouille has actually cut it in order to extract
its odoriferous essences. I wonder if further releases shouldn't reflect
this fact of the novel on its cover. 
Hernan Cortez  
—Preceding unsigned comment added by 205.175.113.101 
(talk) 21:30, 8 August 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Wikipedia can't do anything about the book's cover. I'm sorry. --Agusk7 (talk) 16:27, 3 November 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Novel's cover 

message: Who did the English translation? 37.24.150.126 (talk) 07:05, 13 September 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: I added that John E. Woods did the English translation and won a big prize for it to the lede. Icarus of old (talk) 12:45, 13 September 2013 (UTC)
thread_title: translation