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Patrick Süskind Gift Books, General Fiction Perfume 448 pages 9 × 14.4 cm April 2019 Published by Diogenes as Das Parfum

Original title: Das Parfum. Die Geschichte eines Mörders World rights are handled by Diogenes

Rights currently sold: Albanian (Dudaj) Arabic (Al Mada) Arabic (Al-Kamel) Armenian (Antares) Azerbaijanian (Qanun) Belorussian (Zmicier Kolas) Bulgarian (Uniscorp) Catalan (ARA / Amsterdam Llibres) Chinese/CN (Shanghai Translation) Chinese/TW (Crown) Croatian (Znanje) Dutch (Prometheus/Bert Bakker) English/UK (Penguin) English/USA (Knopf/Penguin Random House) French (Fayard) Friesian (Regaad) Galician (Kalandraka) Georgian (Diogene) Greek (Psichogios) Hebrew (Modan) Hungarian (Partvonal) Indonesian (PT. Gramedia) Italian (Longanesi) Japanese (Bungeishunju) Kazakh (Mazmundama) Korean (Open Books) Latin (Leo Latinus) Lithuanian (Alma Littera) Macedonian (Tri Publishing Centre) Malayalam (Current Books) Norwegian (Aschehoug) Polish (GW Foksal) Portuguese/BRA (Record) Portuguese/PT (Presença) Romanian (Humanitas) Russian (Azbooka-Atticus) Russian (Azbooka-Klassik) Serbian (IKC Solaris) Slovak (Slovart) Slovenian (Sanje) Spanish/world (Seix Barral) Perfume is a long-lasting international success story: Originally Swedish (Wahlström & Widstrand) published in 1985 and translated into over 50 languages, the book has Thai (Words Wonder) sold more than 20 million copies worldwide. In Germany, the book Turkish (Can) Vietnamese (Nha Nam) spent 9 years on the Spiegel bestseller list. The movie adaptation of 2006 was one of the 15 most successful in German cinema history, with 5.6 million box office viewers in Germany alone. Bestseller Jean-Baptiste Grenouille, born in eighteenth-century Paris and abandoned on the streets, discovers that he has an extraordinary – Spiegel Bestseller almost superhuman – sense of smell, he inherited from his mother. As he sniffs his way across France, this gift is exploited by Grenouille to create the world’s most marvellous perfumes. Yet in seeking Movie adaptations perfection in his experiments, he realises that a vital ingredient is 2006: Das Parfum. Die Geschichte eines missing for the perfect scent: innocence. In order to get the Mörders ingredient he needs, he must capture it – whatever the cost. Director: Screenplay: Andrew Birkin Cast: Ben Wishaw, Alan Rickman, Rachel- Hurd-Wood,

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»A fantastic tale of murder and twisted eroticism controlled by a disgusted loathing of humanity … Clever, stylish, absorbing and well worth reading.« – Literary Review

»An ingenious and totally absorbing fantasy« – Daily Telegraph

»An astonishing ›tour de force‹ both in concept and execution.« – , London

The Double Bass »A supremely accomplished work of art, 96 pages marvelously crafted and enjoyable, and rich in 1984 historical detail.« – San Francisco Chronicle Movie Adaptation »It’s an exceptionally clever book, one to be relished; virtuoso even in its details and contradictions.« – Alice Villon-Lechner / Tages- Anzeiger, Zurich

»With delicate poetry, Süskind writes of the persuasive power of scent, enrapturing the reader. He gives form to the exotic aromas.« – Michael Fischer / Der Spiegel, Hamburg

»A monster has entered German-language literature, of the kind that hasn’t been since Oskar Matzerath and his tin drum – this is a literary event.« – Stern, Hamburg

»A precious jewel of style and suspense.« – Die Welt, Berlin

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»Patrick Süskind is a master of the deceptively simple tale.« – Alison Roberts / The Times, London

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