Perfume: The Story of a Murderer

The brilliant and enigmatic «Perfume» by Patrick Süskind was first published in Switzerland in 1985. It has since been recognized as the most famous novel written in German since Erich Maria Remarque's «All Quiet on the Western Front», with a total print run of over 20 million copies, translated into 48 languages, including Latin, and finally adapted into a film. The movie, released worldwide in 2006, was a huge success, earning its creators six awards from the German Film Academy. Today, the victorious march of «the magnificent monster» Jean-Baptiste Grenouille — the protagonist of «Perfume» — continues. Undoubtedly, this captivating romantic detective story, which has already become a classic, will continue to excite, attract, and intrigue readers of all literary tastes for a long time to come.