Patrick Süskind

The Pigeon: Popular Penguins by Patrick Suskind tells the story of Jonathan Noel, a bank security guard, who has spent 30 years meticulously shielding himself from the chaos of people and unpredictable events. However, his carefully constructed world is shattered by an unexpected encounter with a glaring pigeon, plunging him into a state of fear and insecurity. This compelling narrative...

Perfume by Patrick Süskind follows the life of Jean-Baptiste Grenouille, abandoned at birth in the slums of eighteenth-century Paris, but blessed with an outstanding sense of smell. This gift enables Jean-Baptiste to master the art of perfume making, but one scent evades him—the scent of a virgin, whom he must possess to ensure her innocence and beauty are preserved. Laced...

The acclaimed bestseller and international sensation, reissued with a new PMC jacket. Survivor, genius, perfumer, killer - this is Jean-Baptiste Grenouille. He is abandoned on the filthy streets as a child, but grows up to discover he has an extraordinary gift: a sense of smell more powerful than any other human's. Soon, he is creating the most sublime fragrances in...

Jean-Baptiste Grenouille, born in a Parisian slum and abandoned on the streets, discovers he has an extraordinary—near superhuman—sense of smell. As he sniffs his way across France, this gift is exploited by Grenouille to make the world's most marvellous perfumes. Patrick Süskind's Perfume is a classic novel of death and sensuality in Paris, published as a Penguin Essential for the...

A fresh new look for this classic fiction favourite. Survivor, genius, perfumer, killer - this is Jean-Baptiste Grenouille. He is abandoned on the filthy streets of Paris as a child, but grows up to discover he has an extraordinary gift - a sense of smell more powerful than any other human's. Soon, he is creating the most sublime fragrances in...