When he discovers the most intoxicating scent he has ever experienced–the natural fragrance of a beautiful young girl–he learns that the only method to preserve her innocence and fresh beauty will require murder. But Grenouille is fearless when it comes to the pursuit of a perfect perfume. Ironically, he was born with no scent of his own, a distinction which colors his undistinguished life. Eager to learn the art of creating sophisticated fragrance, he apprentices himself to a once-renowned perfumer, and proves to be a savant whose almost mystical knowledge of scent surpasses anything that can be taught to him by masters of the craft.
His sense of smell is so refined, so attuned to every blade of grass and blossoming flower, that it’s tragic when he’s sold into servitude to a tannery at the age of 13 and surrounded by the foul odors that accompany his labor.īut there comes a day when Grenouille does an errand in town and discovers the object that will transform his life: perfume. A peculiar child who rarely speaks, Grenouille is alienated from others but blessed with a remarkable gift. Jean-Baptiste Grenouille, orphaned as a newborn in the streets of Paris, is alone in the world. Perfume: The Story of a Murderer is a story of a deadly obsession set in 18th-century France.
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