In this task you will be given a passage and a yes/no question based on the passage. You should answer the question using the information from the passage.

passage: Perfume: The Story of a Murderer is a 1985 literary historical fantasy novel (published originally in German as Das Parfum, pronounced (das paf)) by German writer Patrick Suskind. The novel explores the sense of smell and its relationship with the emotional meaning that scents may have.
question: is the book perfume based on a true story?
No