Patrick Süskind
Born in 1949
Patrick Süskind is a German writer who gained international fame with his novel Perfume: The Story of a Murderer.
Born in 1949, Süskind studied history in Munich and Aix-en-Provence.
He began his career writing unpublished prose and screenplays in the 1970s.
His breakthrough came with the monodrama The Double Bass in 1981, which became a stage success.
Perfume, published in 1985, catapulted Süskind to literary stardom, selling millions of copies worldwide and cementing his status as a literary wunderkind.
Despite his success, Süskind remains a private figure, rarely making public appearances or granting interviews.
