Perfume: The Story of a Murderer is a 1985 literary historical fantasy novel by German writer Patrick Süskind. The novel explores the sense of smell and its relationship with the emotional meanings that … See more

Part One
A boy is born in Paris, France in the year 1738, and subsequently abandoned. His mother is tried almost immediately for previous See more

In order of appearance:
• Grenouille's mother – Jean-Baptiste Grenouille was her fifth baby. She had claimed her first four were stillbirths or "semi-stillbirths". In her mid-twenties, with most of her teeth left, "some hair on her head", and a touch of See more

The real-life story of Spanish serial killer Manuel Blanco Romasanta (1809-1863), also known as the "Tallow-Man", who killed several women and children, sold their clothes, and extracted their body-fat to make soap, resembles Grenouille's methods in some … See more

The style of the novel can be characterized by the way it blends fantasy and fiction with factual information. That combination creates two distinguishable narrative lines - the fantastic one, which is conveyed in Grenouille's supernatural sense of smell, his … See more

Film
• Perfume: The Story of a Murderer, co-written and directed by Tom Tykwer (who also composed the score), premiered in Germany on 14 September 2006.
• The Perfumier, was released for streaming on … See more