Patrick Süskind 2235230 225830408 2008-07-15T16:25:38Z Henry Flower 44845 '''Patrick Süskind''' (born [[March 26]], [[1949]]) is a [[Germany|German]] writer and screenwriter. He was born in [[Ambach]] am [[Starnberger See]], near [[Munich]] in [[Germany]]. His father was [[Wilhelm Emanuel Süskind]]. He studied Medieval and Modern History at the [[University of Munich]] and in [[Aix-en-Provence]] from 1968-1974. In the 1980s he worked as a screenwriter, for "Kir Royal" and "Monaco Franze" among others. His best known work is the internationally acclaimed bestseller ''[[Perfume (novel)|Perfume: The Story of a Murderer]]'' ([[1985]]). He is also the author of a play, ''[[The Double Bass]]'' ([[1980]]), a novella, ''[[The Pigeon]]'' ([[1988]]), ''[[The Story of Mr Sommer|The Story of Mr. Sommer]]'' ([[1991]]), ''Three Stories and a Reflection'' ([[1996]]), and a collection of essays, ''[[On Love and Death]]'' ([[2006]]). For a number of seasons, ''The Double Bass'' was a leading piece on German stages. Süskind lives in Munich, and rarely grants interviews. ==Selected works== *''[[Perfume (novel)|Perfume]]'' *''[[The Story of Mr Sommer]]'' *''[[The Pigeon]]'' *''Double Bass'' (play) *''Three Stories and a Reflection'' *''[[On_Love_and_Death|On Love and Death]]'' (essays) A [[Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (film)|movie]] based on ''Perfume'' was released in [[2006]]. ==External links== *[http://www.litencyc.com/php/speople.php?rec=true&UID=5866 The Literary Encyclopedia page for Patrick Süskind] *Smee, Jess. [http://books.guardian.co.uk/news/articles/0,,1867421,00.html?gusrc=rss&feed=10 "Critics sniffy over Perfume, the 'unfilmable' film"], [http://www.guardian.co.uk/ ''The Guardian''], September 8, 2006. *Urs, Jenny. [http://service.spiegel.de/cache/international/spiegel/0,1518,435918,00.html "Worth the Wait?"], [http://service.spiegel.de/cache/international/ Spiegel International], September 8, 2006. * [http://www.signandsight.com/features/954.html ''The book doesn't smell either"]: Dietmar Kammerer interviews director Tom Tykwer, at [http://www.signandsight.com/ ''Sign and Sight''], September 20, 2006 (originally appeared in German in [http://www.taz.de/pt/2006/09/14/a0192.1/text ''Die Tageszeitung''] on September 14, 2006). {{DEFAULTSORT:Suskind, Patrick}} {{Germany-writer-stub}} [[Category:1949 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:German novelists]] [[Category:Magic realism writers]] [[Category:People from Bavaria]] [[ar:باتريك زوسكيند]] [[bg:Патрик Зюскинд]] [[ca:Patrick Süskind]] [[de:Patrick Süskind]] [[et:Patrick Süskind]] [[es:Patrick Süskind]] [[eo:Patrick Süskind]] [[eu:Patrick Süskind]] [[fa:پاتریک زوسکیند]] [[fr:Patrick Süskind]] [[gl:Patrick Süskind]] [[hr:Patrick Süskind]] [[is:Patrick Süskind]] [[it:Patrick Süskind]] [[ku:Patrick Suskind]] [[li:Patrick Süskind]] [[hu:Patrick Süskind]] [[mk:Патрик Зискинд]] [[nl:Patrick Süskind]] [[ja:パトリック・ジュースキント]] [[no:Patrick Süskind]] [[pl:Patrick Süskind]] [[pt:Patrick Süskind]] [[ro:Patrick Süskind]] [[ru:Зюскинд, Патрик]] [[sk:Patrick Süskind]] [[sr:Патрик Зискинд]] [[fi:Patrick Süskind]] [[sv:Patrick Süskind]] [[vi:Patrick Süskind]] [[tr:Patrick Süskind]] [[uk:Зюскінд Патрік]] [[zh:帕特里克·聚斯金德]]