Perfume
1985 novel by Patrick Süskind
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Summary
Perfume is a literary work[1]. Perfume ranks in the top 2% of literary work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (19,614 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Author: Patrick Süskind[3]
- Award received: World Fantasy Award for Best Novel[4]
- Genre: developmental novel[5], Künstlerroman[6], historical fiction[7]
- Commons category: Das Parfum[8]
- Language of work or name: German[9]
- Inception: 1949[10]
- Publication date: 1985[11]
- Characters: Jean-Baptiste Grenouille[12], Giuseppe Baldini[13], Madame Baldini[14]
- Cover art by: Jean-Antoine Watteau[15]
- Has edition or translation: Perfume[16]
- Narrative location: Paris[17], Grasse[18], Montpellier[19]
- Main subject: 18th century[20], Grenoble[21], odor[22], perfumer[23], misery[24], obsession[25]
- Described at URL: https://www.nytimes.com/1986/09/21/books/a-killer-haunted-by-smells.html[26]
- Title: Das Parfum[27], Hyangsu[28], El perfume de matias peruano[29], Pachnidło[30], Perfume[31], Kvepalai[32], Parfüüm[33], Le Parfum[34], Fragrantia[35], Parfumen[36], Het parfum[37], Parfymen[38], El perfum[39], Parfyymi[40]
- Derivative work: Perfume: The Story of a Murderer[41], Du riechst so gut[42], Perfume[43]
- Form of creative work: novel[44]
Why It Matters
Perfume has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[45] Perfume is known by 41 alternative names across languages and contexts.[46]
FAQs
What awards did Perfume receive?
Honors received include World Fantasy Award for Best Novel[4].