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Jean-Baptiste Grenouille, nato il 17 luglio 1738 nel luogo più puzzolente di Francia, il Cimetière des Innocents di Parigi, rifiutato dalla madre fin dal momento della nascita, rifiutato dalle balie perché non ha l’odore che dovrebbero avere i neonati, anzi perché «non ha nessun odore», rifiutato dagli istituti religiosi, riesce a sopravvivere a dispetto di tutto e di tutti. E, crescendo, scopre di possedere un dono inestimabile: una prodigiosa capacità di percepire e distinguere gli odori.
Forte di questa facoltà, di quest’unica qualità, Grenouille decide di diventare il più grande profumiere del mondo, e noi lo seguiamo nel suo peregrinare tra botteghe odorose, apprendista stregone che supera in breve ogni maestro passando dalla popolosa e fetida Parigi a Grasse, città dei profumieri nell’ariosa Provenza: sempre accompagnati da quella prosa sontuosa che consente a Süskind – geniale alchimista della scrittura lui stesso – di evocare all’ammaliato lettore colori, sfumature, sapori ed essenze, aromi, odori.
L’ambizione di Grenouille non è quella di arricchirsi, né ha sete di gloria; persegue, invece, un suo folle sogno: dominare il cuore degli uomini creando un profumo capace di ingenerare l’amore in chiunque lo fiuti, e pur di ottenerlo non si fermerà davanti a nulla.
- ISBN: 8830446319
- Casa Editrice: Longanesi
- Pagine: 272
- Data di uscita: 12-05-2016
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أي رأس يحمل ذلك الباتريك على كتفيهأعني ..حقا كيف استطاع انتاج أعجب كائن في تاريخ الأدب الإنساني؟كيف رأه في عقله قبل ان يخطه على الورق..؟كيف نشأ هذا الغرينوي في تلابيب أفكاره...؟هل اشتمه ذات ليلة يا ترى فقرر تحويل عطره الفريد إلى سطور ادبية..؟؟لا يمكن!!فغرينوي لا رائحة لهوهذه هي الطامة الكبرى...غري Leggi tutto
Because sometimes you just have to read about an 17th century perfumer who may or may not be the Anti Christ and goes on a killing spree, before starting aa giant omnisexual fuckfest and being voluntarily cannabilized. Ah literature. That's why I read you, the class. The class.
I want my last 2 weeks back. I dove into this book expecting a hell of a lot more than I dragged out of it. From the very beginning I did not like the author's writing style and should have known then that this book just wouldn't be for me. This book is set in the mid-1700's France and centers around Leggi tutto
“He possessed the power. He held it in his hand. A power stronger than the power of money or the power of terror or the power of death: the invincible power to command the love of mankind. There was only one thing that power could not do: it could not make him able to smell himself.” Perfume is a Leggi tutto
In 18th Century France a baby is born who lacks any scent. He does, however, have a deep and strong survival urge. Although he is treated as a pariah by many for his condition, he possesses a parallel condition, a heightened sensitivity to aroma. It is his quest to experience life through smell, and Leggi tutto
I had a heck of a time thinking who I'd recommend this to. It won a Fantasy award, yet I can't call it Fantasy. It's set in a bygone period, but it doesn't play with history, so it's not Historical Fiction. It's about a murder, yet it's not terrifying like Horror, nor is it a mystery. It's just the
1.75 Ugh nie cierpię tej książki. Koszmarnie nie moja. A ilość słowa „olfaktorycznie” to naprawdę dramat, ale to już chyba kwestia tłumaczenia. Nic mi się w niej nie podobało :(
The novel exhibits the paramount power of smell, as the ultimate invisible agent in channeling emotions, and the same power used to befool humans and victimize them, as we all perceive smell with our senses before discerning it with our own mind! It is a perfect psychological thriller, inundated wit Leggi tutto
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