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In einer eMail vom 19.12.00 20:46:05 (MEZ) Mitteleuropäische Zeit schreibt 
trugglesp at yahoo.com:

> Patrick Susskind's (sp?) novel 'Perfume' which if I
>  remember correctly takes place mostly in 18th century
>  France (it's been a couple years). The protagonist has
>  a preternatural sense of smell which he learns to use
>  as a subtle form of mind control by creating certain
>  scents. There's a lot more though, it's a beautiful
>  book, highly recommend it.
Patrick Suesskind, correct. But, sorry to say: horrible, but very 
successfully sold (especially in Germany) "sweet kitsch"!
(Maybe, the translation is better than the original...)

kwp