Perfume: The Story of a Murderer

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Properties (38)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf novel
gptkbp:adaptation film adaptation
stage adaptation
gptkbp:adaptedInto film
gptkbp:artMovement allegory
imagery
metaphor
foreshadowing
gptkbp:awards none
gptkbp:characterDevelopment Grenouille's_transformation
gptkbp:criticalReception positive
gptkbp:culturalImpact cult status
gptkbp:filmography 2006
gptkbp:finish Grenouille's_demise
gptkbp:genre historical fiction
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:The_Secret_of_Scent
The Perfume of the Lady in Black
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (film)
gptkbp:influencedBy Enlightenment philosophy
gptkbp:inspiration real-life perfumers
gptkbp:mainCharacter gptkb:Jean-Baptiste_Grenouille
gptkbp:narrativeStyle third-person
gptkbp:plot Grenouille's_murders
Grenouille's_quest_for_the_perfect_scent
Grenouille's_rise_to_power
gptkbp:publishedIn 1985
gptkbp:sells over 15 million copies
gptkbp:setIn 18th century France
gptkbp:setting gptkb:Paris
Grasse
gptkbp:symbolism art
murder
scent
gptkbp:theme identity
isolation
obsession
gptkbp:translatedInto multiple languages
gptkbp:wrote gptkb:Patrick_Süskind