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Résumé :
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Jean-Baptist Grenouille, is a "gifted abomination" whose highly developed sense of smell could easily make him the greatest perfumer of all time. Given the general stench of 18th-century cities, good perfumers were held in high regard. However, Grenouille the misfit, scorned by society throughout his life, hasn't the heart to create pretty perfumes for society's elite. When he finally does earn the adoration of the masses through his twisted genius, he decides that he would much prefer to "exterminate all these stupid, stinking people from the earth."
Enfance malheureuse et pauvre, sans aucun amour, l'unique don que la vie ait fait à Jean-Baptiste Grenouille est son extraordinaire odorat. Mais c'est aussi ce dernier qui va faire de lui un meurtrier sans pitié qui cherche à posséder le doux parfum des jeunes filles en les tuant. Après un apprentissage à Paris, chez un parfumeur, il se rend à Grasse, où les techniques sont plus sophistiquées, pour reproduire ces odeurs qu'il aime tant...
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