Patrick Süskind






Patrick Süskind

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born
March 26, 1949

gender
male

place of birth
Ambach, Bavaria, Germany

genre
Literature & Fiction


about this author

Patrick Süskind was born on March 26, 1949 in Ambach on Starnberger Lake in Bavaria. From 1968-1974 he studied medieval and modern history in Munich and Aix-en-Provence. In the '80s he worked as a screenwriter, for Kir Royal and Monaco Franze among others. Today he lives a withdrawn life at Starnberger Lake.


His works:

Perfume
Mr. Summer's Story
The Pigeon
Double Bass
Three Stories and a Reflection




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avg rating: 3.81 | 14,009 ratings | 1,739 reviews | 33 distinct works | 29 fans
Perfume: The Story of a Murder... Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
by Patrick Süskind
avg rating 3.81 — 9,297 ratings — published 1984
121 editions
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The Pigeon The Pigeon
by Patrick Süskind
avg rating 3.60 — 251 ratings — published 1987
30 editions
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The Story of Mr. Sommer The Story of Mr. Sommer
by Patrick Süskind, Jean-Jacques Sempé (Illustrator)
avg rating 3.73 — 74 ratings — published 1991
19 editions
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On Love and Death On Love and Death
by Patrick Süskind
avg rating 3.28 — 29 ratings — published 2006
8 editions
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El contrabajo El contrabajo
by Patrick Süskind
avg rating 3.67 — 24 ratings — published 1984
22 editions
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Three Stories and a Reflection Three Stories and a Reflection
by Patrick Süskind
avg rating 3.80 — 20 ratings — published 1996
7 editions
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Der Kontrabass. Texte und Inte... Der Kontrabass. Texte und Interpretationen.
by Patrick Süskind
avg rating 3.78 — 9 ratings — published 1998
2 editions
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Контрабас: Контр... Контрабас: Контрабас, Голубка, Три истории и одно наблюдение
by Patrick Süskind, Патрик Зюскинд, Ella Vengerova, Nina Litvinets (translators)
avg rating 3.71 — 7 ratings — published 2006
2 editions
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Maitre Mussard's Bequest Maitre Mussard's Bequest
by Patrick Süskind
avg rating 2.88 — 8 ratings — published 1996
2 editions
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Das Parfum. Diverse Umschlagfa... Das Parfum. Diverse Umschlagfarben, unsortiert. Inhalt, Hintergrund, Interpretationen.
by Patrick Süskind
avg rating 3.75 — 4 ratings — published 2002
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"Odors have a power of persuasion stronger than that of words, appearances, emotions, or will. The persuasive power of an odor cannot be fended off, it enters into us like breath into our lungs, it fills us up, imbues us totally. There is no remedy for it."
Patrick Süskind (Perfume: The Story of a Murderer)
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"Very well, but remember this... I'll be looking at you when you're laid on the cross and the twelve blows are crashing down on your limbs. When the crowd is finally tired of your screams and wandered home, I will climb up through your blood and sit beside you. I will look deep into your eyes... and drop by drop I will trickle my disgust into them like burning acid until... finally... you perish."
Patrick Süskind
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"Although he had used it very sparingly, the perfume that he had mixed in Montpellier was slowly was slowly running out. He created a new one. But this time he was not content simply to imitate basic human odor by hastily tossing together some ingredients; he made it a matter of pride to acquire a personal odor, or better yet, a number of personal odors...
Protected by these various odors, which he changed like clothes as the situation demanded and which permitted him to move undisturbed in the world of men and to keep his true nature from them, Grenouille devoted himself to his real passion: the subtle pursuit of scent."
Patrick Süskind
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