An edition of Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (1985)

Das Parfum

Die Geschichte eines Mörders

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An edition of Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (1985)

Das Parfum

Die Geschichte eines Mörders

  • 3.81 ·
  • 59 Ratings
  • 468 Want to read
  • 29 Currently reading
  • 88 Have read

INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER • Set in eighteenth-century France, the classic novel that provokes a terrifying examination of what happens when one man’s indulgence in his greatest passion—his sense of smell—leads to murder.

In the slums of eighteenth-century France, the infant Jean-Baptiste Grenouille is born with one sublime gift—an absolute sense of smell. As a boy, he lives to decipher the odors of Paris, and apprentices himself to a prominent perfumer who teaches him the ancient art of mixing precious oils and herbs. But Grenouille’s genius is such that he is not satisfied to stop there, and he becomes obsessed with capturing the smells of objects such as brass doorknobs and fresh-cut wood. Then one day he catches a hint of a scent that will drive him on an ever-more-terrifying quest to create the “ultimate perfume”—the scent of a beautiful young virgin. Told with dazzling narrative brilliance, Perfume is a hauntingly powerful tale of murder and sensual depravity.

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Publisher
Diogenes Verlag AG
Language
German
Pages
319

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Cover of: El perfume
El perfume
2018, Austral
Paperback in Spanish - 1a ed.
Cover of: El perfume
El perfume
2016, Booket
Paperback in Spanish
Cover of: Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (Vintage International)
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (Vintage International)
May 14, 2014, Vintage
Cover of: El perfume
El perfume: Historia de un asesino
2013, Planeta Colombiana
Paperback in Spanish
Cover of: Das Parfum
Das Parfum: Die Geschichte eines Mörders
2012, Diogenes Verlag AG
in German
Cover of: El perfume
El perfume: Historia de un asesino
2011, Booket
Paperback in Spanish
Cover of: Perfume
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
Mar 01, 2010, imusti, Penguin Books
paperback
Cover of: Pachnidło
Pachnidło: [historia pewnego mordercy]
2008, Świat Książki
in Polish
Cover of: El perfume
El perfume: Historia de un asesino
January 2007, Seix Barral
Paperback in Spanish
Cover of: Perfume
Perfume
2006, Vintage International
Paperback
Cover of: El perfume
El perfume: Historia de un asesino
December 30, 2006, Booket
Paperback in Spanish - 3a ed.
Cover of: Das Parfum
Cover of: Perfume
Perfume
2006, Vintage International
Cover of: Perfume
Perfume
November 7, 2006, Vintage
Paperback in English
Cover of: Perfume
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
2006, Penguin Books, Penguin
Paperback in English
Cover of: El perfume
El perfume: Historia de un asesino
June 30, 2006, Seix Barral
Hardcover in Spanish
Cover of: Parfum
Parfum
2006, Le Livre de Poche
Cover of: Le Parfum
Le Parfum: Histoire d'un meurtrier
2006, Le Livre de Poche
Broché in French
Cover of: Das Parfum
Das Parfum: Die Geschichte eines Mörders
2006, Diogenes
Taschenbuch in German - 50. Auflage
Cover of: El perfume
El perfume: Historia de un asesino
2006, Booket, Seix Barral
Paperback in Spanish
Cover of: Xiang shui
Xiang shui
2006, Huang guan wen hua chu ban you xian gong si
in Chinese - Chu ban
Cover of: El perfume
El perfume: Historia de un asesino
2006, Círculo de Lectores
Hardcover in Spanish
Cover of: El perfume
El perfume: Historia de un asesino
2005, Planeta, Booket
Hardcover in Spanish
Cover of: El perfume
El perfume: Historia de un asesino
2005, Seix Barral, Booket
Paperback in Spanish - Campaña de verano 05
Cover of: Xiang shui
Xiang shui: yi ge mou sha fan de gu shi = Das parfum
2005, Shanghai yi wen chu ban she
in Chinese - Di 1 ban
Cover of: Parfyumer. Istoriya odnogo ubijtsy
Parfyumer. Istoriya odnogo ubijtsy
2005, Azbuka-klassika
Paperback
Cover of: El perfume
El perfume: Historia de un asesino
2004, Planeta, Booket
Paperback in Spanish
Cover of: Parfum-6k7-p cosneille 29.5 e/ttc
Parfum-6k7-p cosneille 29.5 e/ttc
April 10, 2003, Livraphone
Audio Cassette
Cover of: Le parfum
Le parfum: histoire d'un meurtrier : roman
2003, Fayard, Livre de Poche
in French
Cover of: El perfume
El perfume
2003, Seix Barral, Planeta
Paperback in Spanish
Cover of: Das Parfum. Diverse Umschlagfarben, unsortiert. Inhalt, Hintergrund, Interpretationen. (Lernmaterialien)
Das Parfum. Diverse Umschlagfarben, unsortiert. Inhalt, Hintergrund, Interpretationen. (Lernmaterialien)
February 1, 2002, Langenscheidt Fachv., M.
Paperback in German
Cover of: El perfume
El perfume: Historia de un asesino
2002, Booket
Paperback in Spanish
Cover of: Parfiumer
Parfiumer
2002, Azbuka
in Russian
Cover of: Das Parfum
Das Parfum: Die Geschichte eines Mörders
June 1, 2002, Diogenes
Hardcover in German
Cover of: Le parfum
Le parfum: histoire d'un meurtrier : roman
2001, Fayard
in French
Cover of: Perfume
Perfume: the story of a murderer
2001, Vintage International
in English - 1st Vintage International ed.
Cover of: El perfume
El perfume: Historia de un asesino
2001, Booket
Paperback in Spanish
Cover of: Perfume
Perfume: the story of a murderer
2001, Vintage International
in English - 1st Vintage International ed.
Cover of: Perfume
Perfume: the story of a murderer
2001, Vintage International
in English - 1st Vintage International ed.
Cover of: El perfume
El perfume: Historia de un asesino
2001, Booket
Paperback in Spanish
Cover of: Perfume
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
February 13, 2001, Vintage
in English
Cover of: Hyangsu
Hyangsu: ŏnŭ sarinja ŭi iyagi
2000, Yŏllin Chʻaektŭl
in Korean - Sinpʻan
Cover of: El perfume
El perfume: Historia de un asesino
2000, Seix Barral
Paperback in Spanish - 1ª ed. en esta colección
Cover of: El perfume
El perfume
1999, Seix Barral
Paperback in Spanish - 1a ed.
Cover of: Parfi︠u︡mer
Parfi︠u︡mer: istorii︠a︡ odnogo ubiĭt︠s︡y : roman
1999, Azbuka, Amfora
in Russian
Cover of: El perfume
El perfume: Historia de un asesino
1999, Seix Barral
Paperback in Spanish
Cover of: Das Parfum
Das Parfum: Die Geschichte eines Mörders
December 31, 1998, Diogenes Verlag AG
Paperback in German
Cover of: El perfume
El perfume: Historia de un asesino
1998, Seix Barral
Paperback in Spanish - 8a ed. en esta colección
Cover of: El perfume
El perfume: Historia de un asesino
1998, Seix Barral
Paperback in Spanish - 8a ed. en esta colección
Cover of: El perfume
El perfume: Historia de un asesino
1998, Seix Barral
Paperback in Spanish
Cover of: Al itir
Al itir
1997, al Mada
in Arabic
Cover of: El perfume
El perfume: Historia de un asesino
1997, Seix Barral
Paperback in Spanish
Cover of: El perfume
El perfume: Historia de un asesino
1997, Seix Barral
Paperback in Spanish - 1a ed. en esta colección
Cover of: Xiang shui
Xiang shui
1997, Crown
in Chinese
Cover of: El perfum
El perfum: Història d'un assassí
1997, Seix Barral
Paperback in Catalan
Cover of: Perfume
Perfume: Complete and Unabridged, Read by Sean Barratt
May 1, 1997, Penguin Audio
Cover of: Patrick Süskind, Das Parfum
Patrick Süskind, Das Parfum
1997, Mentor
in German
Cover of: Le parfum
Le parfum: histoire d'un meurtrier : roman
1996, Fayard
in French
Cover of: Le parfum : histoire d'un meurtrier
Le parfum : histoire d'un meurtrier: roman
1995, Fayard
in French
Cover of: Hyangsu
Hyangsu: ŏnŭ sarinja ŭi iyagi
1995, Yŏllin Chʻaektŭl
in Korean - Kaeyŏkpʻan
Cover of: El perfume
El perfume: Historia de un asesino
1995, Seix Barral
Paperback in Spanish - 35a ed.
Cover of: Das Parfum
Das Parfum: Die Geschichte Eines Morders
June 1994, Diogenes
Paperback in German
Cover of: Das Parfum
Das Parfum: die Geschichte eines Mörders
1994, Diogenes
in German
Cover of: Das Parfum
Das Parfum: Die Geschichte eines Mörders
1994, Diogenes
in German
Cover of: Perfume
Perfume: the story of a murderer
1994, Bloomsbury Classics
in English
Cover of: Perfume
Perfume
June 1994, Random House (a)
Audio cassette
Cover of: Perfume
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
1992, Penguin
in English
Cover of: Perfume
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
1992, Penguin
in English
Cover of: Il profumo
Il profumo: romanzo
1992, Tea
Cover of: Perfume
Perfume: the story of a murderer.
1992, Penguin
in English
Cover of: Xiang shui
Xiang shui
1992, Huang guan wen hua chu ban you xian gong si
in Chinese - Chu ban
Cover of: El perfume
El perfume: Historia de un asesino
1992, RBA
Hardcover in Spanish
Cover of: El perfume
El perfume
1992, RBA
Hardcover in Spanish
Cover of: Il Profumo
Il Profumo
1992, Tascabili Editori associati S.p.A.
in Italian - 1a Edizione TEADUE
Cover of: Perfume
Perfume: the story of a murderer
1991, Pocket Books, Washington Square Press
in English
Cover of: Le Parfum
Le Parfum
January 25, 1991, Fayard
Paperback
Cover of: Perfume
Perfume: Perfume
November 1, 1991, Washington Square Press
Paperback in English
Cover of: Perfume (International Writers)
Perfume (International Writers)
January 26, 1989, Penguin Books Ltd
Paperback - New Ed edition
Cover of: Perfume (International Writers)
Perfume (International Writers)
January 26, 1989, Penguin Books Ltd
Cover of: Kōsui
Kōsui: aru hitogoroshi no monogatari
1988, Bungei Shunjū
in Japanese - Dai 1-han.
Cover of: El perfume
El perfume: Historia de un asesino
1987, Planeta, Seix Barral
Paperback in Spanish
Cover of: To Aroma
To Aroma
1987, Psyhoyios
in Modern Greek - 7th ed.
Cover of: Perfume
Perfume: the story of a murderer
1987, ISIS Large Print
in English - Large print ed.
Cover of: Perfume
Perfume: the story of a murderer
1987, ABC-CLIO
in English
Cover of: Perfume
Perfume: the story of a murderer
1987, Penguin
in English
Cover of: Koku
Koku
1987, Can Yayinlari
in Turkish
Cover of: Perfume
Perfume: The story of a murderer (Landmark books)
1987, ABC-CLIO
Hardcover in English - Large Print edition
Cover of: Perfume
Perfume: the story of a murderer
1987, Penguin Books
in English
Cover of: Perfume
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
1986, Hamish Hamilton
Hardcover
Cover of: Perfume
Perfume: the story of a murderer
1986, A.A. Knopf
in English - 1st American ed.
Cover of: Perfume
Perfume
1986, Knopf
Hardcover
Cover of: Perfume
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
October 1986, Alfred A. Knopf
Hardcover in English
Cover of: Le Parfum
Le Parfum: Histoire d'un Meurtrier
1986, Fayard
Paperback in French
Cover of: Perfume
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
September 12, 1986, Knopf
in English
Cover of: El perfume
El perfume: Historia de un asesino
1986, Seix Barral
Paperback in Spanish
Cover of: El perfume
El perfume: Historia de un asesino
1986, Círculo de Lectores, Círculo de Lectores, 1987, Barcelona.
Hardcover in Spanish
Cover of: El perfume
El perfume: Historia de un asesino
1985, Seix Barral
Paperback in Spanish - 1a ed.
Cover of: Das Parfum
Das Parfum: Die Geschichte eines Mörders
1985, Diogenes
in German
Cover of: El perfume
El perfume: Historia de un asesino
1985, Seix Barral
Paperback in Spanish - 1a ed.
Cover of: Das Parfum
Das Parfum: Die Geschichte eines Mörders
1985, Diogenes
in German
Cover of: Parfumi
Cover of: Le Parfum
Le Parfum
Publish date unknown, French & European Pubns
Paperback in French
Cover of: Parfymen
Parfymen
Publisher unknown
Paperback

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Series
Diogenes Taschenbuch, 22800

The Physical Object

Format
Paperback
Number of pages
319
Dimensions
7.4 x 4.9 x 1 inches
Weight
12 ounces

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Open Library
OL9021086M
Internet Archive
dasparfumdiegesc00susk
ISBN 10
3257016786
ISBN 13
9783257016789
Library Thing
36980
Goodreads
902617

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