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Patrick Süskind

Born

in Ambach, Bavaria, Germany

March 26, 1949

Genre

Literature & Fiction

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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.

After spending the 1970s writing what he has characterized as “short unpublished prose pieces and longer un-produced screenplays”, Patrick Süskind was catapulted to fame in the 1980s by the monodrama Der Kontrabass (The Double Bass, 1981), which became an instant success and a favourite of the German stage. In 1985 his status as literary wunderkind was confirmed with the publication of the novel Das Parfüm. Die Geschichte eines Mörders (Perfume: The Story of a Murderer), which quickly topped the European best-seller list and eventually sold millions of copies worldwide.
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Average rating: 4.01 · 453,096 ratings · 24,388 reviews · 48 distinct works • Similar authors

	Perfume: The Story of a Murderer 4.03 avg rating — 422,796 ratings — published 1985 — 127 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Pigeon by Patrick Süskind, John E. Woods (Translator) 3.71 avg rating — 17,307 ratings — published 1987 — 133 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	El contrabajo 3.77 avg rating — 4,788 ratings — published 1981 — 81 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Three Stories and a Reflection 3.56 avg rating — 2,432 ratings — published 1995 — 39 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	On Love and Death by Patrick Süskind, Anthea Bell (Translator) 3.37 avg rating — 2,153 ratings — published 2005 — 32 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Das Vermächtnis des Maître Mussard 3.52 avg rating — 164 ratings — published 1975 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ein Kampf 3.90 avg rating — 132 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	De duif, en De erfenis van Maître Mussard by Patrick Süskind, Anneriek de Jong (Translator) 3.20 avg rating — 45 ratings — published 1987 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Amnesie in litteris 3.50 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 1995	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Le Parfum de Patrick Süskind (Fiche de lecture): Analyse complète de l'oeuvre by Patrick Süskind, Sophie Lecomte 4.64 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2014	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“He succeeded in being considered totally uninteresting. People left him alone. And that was all he wanted.”
― Patrick Suskind, Perfume: The Story of a Murderer

tags: alone, solitude

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“...talent means nothing, while experience, acquired in humility and with hard work, means everything.”
― Patrick Süskind, Perfume: The Story of a Murderer

tags: experience, hard-work, humility, talent

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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

tags: odor, odors, perfume, perfumery, scent, sense-of-smell

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What would you like as our November group read? The theme is historical fiction.

- Perfume: The Story of a Murderer by Patrick Süskind

11 votes 22.0%

Wolf Hall (Wolf Hall, #1) by Hilary Mantel

- Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel

9 votes 18.0%

- The Rose Garden by Susanna Kearsley

8 votes 16.0%

- The Red Tent by Anita Diamant

8 votes 16.0%

- Cold Mountain by Charles Frazier

6 votes 12.0%

- The Great Indian Novel by Shashi Tharoor

4 votes 8.0%

- Yellow Crocus by Laila Ibrahim

2 votes 4.0%

- The Feast of All Saints by Anne Rice

2 votes 4.0%

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