A delicate technique using cold fat to absorb the scent of flowers (and eventually, his victims). This process allows him to "preserve" the ephemeral beauty of the human soul. The Victims and the Ingredients
Jean-Baptiste Grenouille, born in the stinking slums of Paris, possesses a superhuman olfactory sense but has no personal body odor of his own. index of perfume the story of a murderer
An aging, once-famous Parisian perfumer whose creative well has run dry. Baldini represents the rigid, rule-bound traditions of the old guild system. He exploits Grenouille’s raw, unstructured genius to reclaim his wealth and fame, teaching Grenouille the basic mechanics of distillation in return. Antoine Richis A delicate technique using cold fat to absorb
The cold, unfeeling orphanage manager who raises Grenouille during his infancy. Lacking a sense of smell herself due to childhood trauma, she is the only person who is not actively repulsed by Grenouille's lack of odor. She treats him with transactional indifference. Grimal the Tanner An aging, once-famous Parisian perfumer whose creative well