
From 1968-1974 he studied medieval and modern history in Munich and Aix-en-Provence. In the '80s he worked as a screenwriter, for Kir Royal and Monaco Franze among others. After spending the 1970s writing what he has characterized as “short unpublished prose pieces and longer un-produced screenplays”, Patrick Süskind was catapulted to fame in the 1980s by the monodrama Der Kontrabass (The Double Bass, 1981), which became an instant success and a favourite of the German stage. In 1985 his status as literary wunderkind was confirmed with the publication of the novel Das Parfüm. Die Geschichte eines Mörders (Perfume: The Story of a Murderer), which quickly topped the European best-seller list and eventually sold millions of copies worldwide.
INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER • Set in eighteenth-century France, the classic novel that provokes a terrifying examination of what happens when one man’s indulgence in his greatest passion—his sense of smell—leads to murder.In the slums of eighteenth-century France, the infant Jean-Baptiste Grenouille is born with one sublime gift—an absolute sense of smell. As a boy, he lives to decipher the odors of Paris, and apprentices himself to a prominent perfumer who teaches him the ancient art of mixing precious oils and herbs. But Grenouille’s genius is such that he is not satisfied to stop there, and he becomes obsessed with capturing the smells of objects such as brass doorknobs and fresh-cut wood. Then one day he catches a hint of a scent that will drive him on an ever-more-terrifying quest to create the “ultimate perfume”—the scent of a beautiful young virgin. Told with dazzling narrative brilliance, Perfume is a hauntingly powerful tale of murder and sensual depravity. Translated from the German by John E. Woods.
Set in Paris and attracting comparisons with Franz Kafka and Edgar Allan Poe, The Pigeon is Patrick Süskind's tense, disturbing follow-up to the bestselling Perfume. The novella tells the story of a day in the meticulously ordered life of bank security guard Jonathan Noel, who has been hiding from life since his wife left him for her Tunisian lover. When Jonathan opens his front door on a day he believes will be just like any other, he encounters not the desired empty hallway but an unwelcome, diabolical intruder . . .
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 appearances of the eccentric Mr. Sommer. Moving through the landscape in silent haste, like a man possessed, with his empty rucksack and his long, odd-looking walking stick, Mr Sommer runs like a black thread through the boy's days.
Como la pasión y poderío olfativos del protagonista de El perfume, el instrumento que es a un tiempo orgullo y condena del músico de El contrabajo, posee la rara virtud de encarnar en una particularidad obsesiva las paradojas y dobles fondos de la vida, aunando el análisis social, la comedia bufa y lo costumbrista, en un arco muy tenso que sigue con un rotundo monólogo las vibraciones del concierto humano. Esta obra trata, entre otras muchas cosas, de la existencia de un hombre en su pequeña habitación. La estancia insonorizada en cuyo ámbito transcurre íntegramente la acción es un microcosmos en el que aparece encapsulado un destino humano singular, que es a la vez el de un instrumento y el de su intérprete. La inventiva de Süskind, su frío y lúcido sentido del humor corrosivo y su capacidad de poner al descubierto el envés alucinante de la existencia cotidiana obtienen en El contrabajo una pequeña y sorprendente obra maestra de concisión y síntesis.
From the author of "Perfume", "The Double Bass" and "The Pigeon", this collection of stories "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 young painter takes her notices too much to heart.
In ON LOVE AND DEATH, Patrick Suskind reveals the hidden source of his mesmerizing an obsession with the darkly erotic link between love and death. In this witty and thought-provoking meditation on the two elemental forces of human existence, he brilliantly draws on scenes as contemporary as a young couple having oral sex in a traffic jam, as literary as Thomas Mann's discovery of forbidden love at an advanced age, and as mythical as the stories of death conquered through love in the narratives of Orpheus and Jesus.
Zwei Männer spielen Schach im Pariser Jardin du Luxembourg. Der eine ist ein genialischer Emporkömmling, der andere ein alter Champion, der in seinen Denkmustern gefangen ist. Wem schenkt das Publikum seine Gunst? Wessen König fällt zuerst?
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 "Maitre Mussard's Bequest" by Patrick Suskind.
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Восхитительно, достойно изумления - именно так можно оценить произведения известного немецкого прозаика и драматурга Патрика Зюскинда. Особый интерес представляет остросюжетный романтический детектив "Аромат". Лежащая в основе замысла метафора запаха как универсальной подсознательной, всеохватной связи между людьми позволяет предположить бесконечное количество интерпретаций.Повести "Голубь", "Контрабас", "История господина Зоммера" наполнены тонким психологизмом, юмором и отражают своеобразный взгляд писателя на окружающую действительность.
Lorsqu'en plein cœur du jardin du Luxembourg commence la partie d’échecs contre ce jeune inconnu arrogant qui déplace ses pièces sans réfléchir en roulant des cigarettes, le héros de Un combat , un vieux joueur expérimenté, comprend que sa carrière est finie… Et son public, pourtant fidèle, le croit aussi. L’issue de la partie dira ce qu’il faut penser de certaines « évidences ».
Il volume raccoglie le opere di Patrick Suskind. "Il Contrabbasso", testo teatrale che precede di alcuni anni proprio "Il profumo", l'ormai celeberrima storia di Grenouille, il più grande profumiere di tutti i tempi e del suo folle disegno di creare una fragranza per asservire il cuore di chi lo annusa. E se Grenouille è un uomo ossessionato dalla sua idea, proprio Ossessioni è il titolo della raccolta di tre brevi racconti, cupi e impietosi, e ossessione è quella che domina il protagonista di "Il piccione", che nello sguardo immobile del volatile percepisce una sfida al suo ideale di vita. Ma anche il protagonista della Storia del signor Sommer è dominato da una pulsione che lo spinge a camminare dall'alba al tramonto, fra il compassionevole interesse dei passanti e la fantasiosa curiosità dei bambini. Tuttavia qui il racconto assume toni più ironici e lievi, sottolineati alla perfezione dai disegni di Sempé. Chiude il volume un saggio su un tema classico della letteratura occidentale, il rapporto fra Eros e Thanatos, che Suskind tratta in modo diretto e senza timori reverenziali, con quello spirito beffardo e sfuggente a ogni classificazione che lo caratterizza anche come narratore.
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Spare Zeit und verzichte auf lästige Recherche!In diesem Band findest du alles, was du zur Vorbereitung auf Referat, Klausur, Abitur oder Matura benötigst – ohne das Werk komplett gelesen zu haben.Alle wichtigen Infos zur Interpretation sowohl kurz (Kapitelzusammenfassungen) als auch ausführlich und klar strukturiert.- Schnellübersicht- Leben und Werk- ausführliche Inhaltsangabe- Aufbau- Personenkonstellationen- Sachliche und sprachliche Erläuterungen- Stil und Sprache- Interpretationsansätze- 6 Abituraufgaben mit Musterlösungen exemplarische Schlüsselszenenanalysen Lernskizzen zur schnellen Wiederholung- Randspalten mit Schlüsselbegriffen- übersichtliche Schaubilder vierfarbiges LayoutJean-Baptiste Grenouille versucht in Süskinds Roman, das perfekte Parfum herzustellen. Um sein Ziel zu erreichen, benötigt er den Duft einer Vielzahl von Jungfrauen.
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Bien moins connue que Le Parfum, cette autre œuvre de Patrick Süskind nous raconte le plongeon vers la solitude et la folie d'un contrebassiste. Instrument imposant et puissant, il est selon le musicien essentiel à tout orchestre digne de ce nom. Il nous décrit avec passion les liens qui les unissent, humanisant à l'extrême l'objet musical de son désir. Mais on découvre au fil du spectacle que derrière cette fascination absolue, se cache une haine à l'encontre de cette contrebasse, encombrante et envahissante, car bientôt l'éloge pompeux laisse affleurer les frustrations et les rancœurs du musicien et de l'homme. Peu à peu la haine d'abord refoulée de cette encombrante compagne s'exprime, se déchaîne et explose, jusqu'à la folie... >> Ce livre audio en version intégrale vous est proposé en exclusivité par Audible et est uniquement disponible en téléchargement.