![]() ![]() From 1968-1974 he studied medieval and modern history in Munich and Aix-en-Provence. 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. In 1985 his status as literary wunderkind was confirmed with the publication of the novel Das Parfüm. ![]() After spending the 1970s writing what he has characterized as “short unpublished prose pieces and longer un-produced screenplays”, Patrick Süskind was catapulted to fame in the 1980s by the monodrama Der Kontrabass ( The Double Bass, 1981),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 the '80s he worked as a screenwriter, for Kir Royal and Monaco Franze among others. ![]() ![]()
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