PerfumeBy: Patrick Sskind An erotic masterpiece of twentieth century fiction a tale of sensual obsession and bloodlust in eighteenth century Paris 'An astonishing tour de force both in concept and execution' Guardian In eighteenth century France there lived a man who was one of the most gifted and abominable personages in an era that knew no lack of gifted and abominable personages. His name was Jean Baptiste Grenouille, and if his name has been forgotten