• Perfume

  • Penguin Modern Classics
  • By: Patrick Süskind
  • Narrated by: Sean Barrett
  • Length: 8 hrs and 42 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (181 ratings)

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Perfume

By: Patrick Süskind
Narrated by: Sean Barrett
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A downloadable audiobook edition of the modern classic Perfume read by Sean Barrett.

Survivor, genius, perfumer, killer: This is Jean-Baptiste Grenouille. He is abandoned on the filthy streets of Paris as a child, but grows up to discover he has an extraordinary gift: A sense of smell more powerful than any other human's.

Soon, he is creating the most sublime fragrances in all the city. Yet there is one odour he cannot capture. It is exquisite, magical: The scent of a young virgin. And to get it he must kill. And kill. And kill...

©2014 Patrick Suskind (P)2014 Penguin Audio

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Smell has never been so Wonderfully evil

This is probably one of the best books that I have ever read/listened to. It enthralls you from the very beginning. It takes you down a dark road and makes you experience the world in a totally different way. The characters are well thought out. The story flows and the performer Sean Barrett is exceptionally talented. He brings life to the characters, you can "see" them, or more importantly, you can smell them.

Thank you for providing such a wonderful work of literature.

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Spellbinding

Like Granouille himself in all his guises, this story and performance were spellbinding. I could not put it down or turn it off. My house has never been cleaner nor my dog more exhausted from all the walks its been getting, just so I could listen more.

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A masterpiece

I realise I had not rea(listetend) to a masterpiece before perfume. this work is for me a Masterpiece by which all other work can now be categorised.

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Absolutely sublime

The most beautiful journey of the senses. Mind blowing content narrated to take you into the mind of a psychopath.

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Perfect

it is as if, the narrator was created for this very book to read.

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Opinion

Beautiful language and excellent narrative. Highly recommend. This story catches attention from beginning to end.

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marvelous

a classic, a must, an excellent story to begin reading or listen to. Do enjoy.

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finished in one sitting

loved the book from start to end, and great voices by the reader, a must read/lisen

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Amazing narration

I love the book and the narrator truly added a very nice rhythm to this audio version of it. This book is a great start for anyone looking something intriguing and kind of mysterious.

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