“Until now he had thought that it was the world in general he had wanted to squirm away from. But it was not the world, it was the people in it.”
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Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer is a novel by Patrick Suskind, first published in 1985. The story follows the protagonist, Jean-Baptiste Grenouille, a man born with an extraordinary sense of smell. Grenouille's obsession with creating the perfect scent leads him on a path of murder and madness. Set in the tumultuous era of the French Revolution, the novel combines historical detail with a fantastical narrative, offering a haunting and thought-provoking exploration of obsession and the human condition. more
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