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
Showing posts with label Patrick Süskind. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Patrick Süskind. Show all posts
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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