Literature Help: Perfume

“Perfume” by Patrick Suskind was first published in 1985. It is subtitled “The Story of a Murderer.”

It is a literary historical cross-genre novel which had been originally published in German language. As the title suggests, the novel has much to do with perfume and sense of smell.

The novel very minutely explores that sense of smell and the relationship of smell with the emotional meaning which the perfumes or scent may have.

“Perfume” is a story of identity, communication, and the morality of the human spirit.

Literature Help: Perfume
Copyright
Chapter One: Introduction
Chapter Two: Plot Overview
Chapter Three: Major Characters
Chapter Four: Complete Summary
Chapter Five: Critical Analysis