Das Parfum
Die Geschichte eines Mörders
by Patrick Süskind · first published 1985
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INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER • Set in eighteenth-century France, the classic novel that provokes a terrifying examination of what happens when one man’s indulgence in his greatest passion—his sense of smell—leads to murder. In the slums of eighteenth-century France, the infant Jean-Baptiste Grenouille is born with one sublime gift—an absolute sense of smell. As a boy, he lives to decipher the odors of Paris, and apprentices himself to a prominent perfumer who teaches him the ancient art of mixing precious oils and herbs. But Grenouille’s genius is such that he is not satisfied to stop there, an
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on “Ask HN: Best Fiction Book(s) You Have Read In 2011” ↗So the inverse of the final scene in Patrick Süskind's "Das Parfum" is plausible? 1) collect women's tears from donations (kickstarter.com) 2) spread them as a fine mist at G20 3) world peace Edit: maybe this is what Hugh Laurie was singing about here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8chs2ncYIw
on “A chemical signal in human female tears lowers aggression in males” ↗