An acclaimed bestseller and international sensation, Patrick Suskind’s classic novel provokes a terrifying examination of what happens when one man’s indulgence in his greatest passion -- his sense of smell -- leads to murder.
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A young boy's fleeting encounter with the enigmatic Mr. Summer has a profound impact on the child's life, in a story about childhood and innocence lost, as seen through the eyes of that grown-up child now turned middle-aged...
The "Bloomsbury Birthday Quids" are small editions of short stories by major writers, in a format and style of the "Bloomsbury Classics". Printed on high-quality paper, designed by Jeff Fisher, the books should become collectors' items. This title is...
From the author of "Perfume", "The Double Bass" and "The Pigeon", this collection of stories includes: "Amnesia in Litteris", in which the author recounts how few of the books in his library he can remember; and "Depth Wish", in which a promising you...
A boy's village childhood with all the traditional attributes - father, mother, brother, sister, a house on a lake, tree-climbing, going to the races, music lessons, a bicycle, a crush on a girl in the class - is bedevilled by the mystifying appearan...