In Grenouille, Süskind has created a beloved serial killer with a powerful sense of smell. His beginning, a Dickens novel; his journey, a bildungsroman; his end, a Sartrian exit. More than an inspirational manual for murderers, Perfume is a treatise on the implosive relation between love and existence.My Book Club: Flips Flipping Pages
Flips Flipping Pages (my book club) celebrates "NOLI-gayang Pasko: Noche Buena 2012" with Jose Rizal's Noli Me Tangere on the discussion table
Friday, May 29, 2009
Love, Kill, Live
On Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (1986) by Patrick Süskind
In Grenouille, Süskind has created a beloved serial killer with a powerful sense of smell. His beginning, a Dickens novel; his journey, a bildungsroman; his end, a Sartrian exit. More than an inspirational manual for murderers, Perfume is a treatise on the implosive relation between love and existence.
In Grenouille, Süskind has created a beloved serial killer with a powerful sense of smell. His beginning, a Dickens novel; his journey, a bildungsroman; his end, a Sartrian exit. More than an inspirational manual for murderers, Perfume is a treatise on the implosive relation between love and existence.
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ReplyDeletejust watched the film. grips you from the start
ReplyDelete@pmm012 - really? i fell asleep. twice.
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