Set in France during the 18^th century, in which perfumes and smelly, dirty places are mixed and often intersect, the protagonist of thestory is a man with a characteristic that makes him anonymous and desperately looking for affirmation: he has no odour.

In return he discovers soon to be equipped with a formidable sense of smell, which enables him to create any kind of perfume. He can know the world through this so primitive and powerful sense, ofwhich most are unaware. The engaging storyline twists and turns and the novel soon becomes a noir when our main character becomes a serial killer, following the wake of a young girl’s perfume.

"...Because scent is the brother of breath. It penetrated men through it, none could resist to it, if they wanted to live... the one who dominated the smells, dominated the hearts of men. "

P. Suskind, Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
TEA (Italian edition)