{"product_id":"o-perfume","title":"The perfume","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003ePerfume\u003c\/em\u003e , Patrick Süskind's acclaimed bestseller, with more than 15 million copies sold worldwide, has been republished with a new cover and revised text.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n \u003cp\u003eFrance, 18th century. Newborn Jean-Baptiste Grenouille is abandoned by his mother among fish remains in a Parisian market. Deprived of the smell that every human being exudes and rejected by society as an abominable being, the boy Grenouille grows up surviving rejection, accidents, and illness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e During his youth, he discovers he is endowed with a sublime gift—an extraordinary olfactory sensitivity—and begins to search for the perfect essence, the perfume he lacks to achieve what he most desires: to become a complete and beloved man. But there is a grim price to pay for achieving perfection—this essence must be usurped from other bodies, and to do so, life must be extracted from them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e In this incredible work, Patrick Süskind juggles words that unsettles the reader. Using dense and impetuous language, \u003cem\u003ePerfume\u003c\/em\u003e combines captivating tones, constructing a metaphor for death that celebrates life in this contemporary classic.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n \u003cp\u003e“Ingenious and fascinating.” — \u003cem\u003eThe Daily Telegraph\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e “Sumptuously literary.” — \u003cem\u003eCorriere della Sera\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e“A fantastic story of murder and eroticism.” — \u003cem\u003eLiterary Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e “Süskind’s references to smell are so strong that the pages seem to be impregnated.” — \u003cem\u003eThe Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Totvsrj-record-dc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47159329292540,"sku":"9786555874426","price":69.9,"currency_code":"BRL","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0722\/9197\/5420\/files\/ac12062aaedcdd78fa19b8c24f007710.jpg?v=1781582433","url":"https:\/\/www.record.com.br\/en\/products\/o-perfume","provider":"Editora Record","version":"1.0","type":"link"}