Perfume: The Story of a Murderer is a literary historical fantasy novel written by the German writer Patrick Süskind. It is a genius and compelling book to be read by all. The novel is written figuratively and the story development is very engaging. The novel is full of sensory language. The synonym words like perfume, odour, scent, stench, stink are frequently used in this book. Even though reading required the eyes and the brain to comprehend the story, my nose would sniff in every part of the story told by Patrick Suskind in this book. The elements used by Suskind attracted me to read and study more about this story. The story is about Jean-Bapstiste Grenouille who was left by his mother at birth and being rejected from society because he has no scent and was seen as an abnormal person. He often being magically survived in many difficult situations. After committing his first murder, he finally found the meaning of his life. He wanted to have a higher destiny and nothing less t