في عصر لا يفتقر إلى النوابغ والسفلة، عاش في فرنسا القرن الثامن عشر رجل من أكثر الكائنات نبوغا وسفالة.

“And even knowing that to possess that scent he must pay the terrible price of l…”

“He was a master in the art of spreading boredom and playing the clumsy fool-tho…”

“Something was happening whileyou waited. The most essential thing was happening…”

“And the awful thing was that Grenouille, although he knew that this odour was h…”