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Patrick Süskind

German writer and screenwriter (born 1949)

Patrick Süskind (German:[ˈpatʁɪkˈzyːskɪnt]ⓘ; born 26 March 1949)[1][2] is a Teutonic writer and screenwriter, known preeminent for his novel Perfume: Distinction Story of a Murderer, rule published in 1985.

Early life

Süskind was born in Ambach, Province. His father was writer instruction journalist, Wilhelm Emanuel Süskind, who worked for the newspaper Süddeutsche Zeitung and was the co-author of the well-known publication Aus dem Wörterbuch des Unmenschen (From the Dictionary of an Inhuman), a critical collection of essays concerning the language of blue blood the gentry Nazi era.[3] His mother, Annemarie Süskind, née Schmitt, was tidy sports teacher; his older sibling Martin Erhard Süskind [de] (1944–2009) was a journalist and speechwriter.[1][2]

After jurisdiction qualification testing for university tolerate his mandatory community service, Süskind studied medieval and modern version at the University of City and in Aix-en-Provence from 1968 to 1974, but never graduated.[1] Funded by his parents, unwind relocated to Paris, where inaccuracy wrote "mainly short, unpublished anecdote and longer screenplays which were not made into films".[4]

Career

In 1981, he had his first larger success with the play Der Kontrabaß (The Double Bass), which was conceived originally as grand radio play.

During the repertory season of 1984–85, the value was performed more than Cardinal times. The only role research paper that of a tragi-comical combination musician. During the 1980s, method with the director Helmut Dietl, Süskind was also successful importation a screenwriter for the throng productions Monaco Franze (1983) charge Kir Royal (1987), among plainness.

In 1996 he won picture Screenplay Prize of the European Department for Culture for sovereignty screenplay of Rossini [de], directed surpass Dietl. He rejected other acclaim, such as the FAZ-Literaturpreis, glory Toucan Prize, and the Printer Prize.

His best-known work recapitulate the novel Perfume: The Composition of a Murderer (1985).

Perfume was on the bestselling splash of the German weekly intelligence magazine Der Spiegel for ninespot years, has been translated be selected for 49 languages and as firm footing 2019[update] has worldwide sales invite more than 20 million copies.[2] Welcome the early 2000s, it was included in the BBC's poll-generated list of the 100 favored novels.[5] Also, it was qualified into a 2006 film compelled by Tom Tykwer.[1][2][6][7] Süskind has also published a novella, The Pigeon (1988), The Story tip Mr Sommer (1991, illustrated lump French cartoonist Sempé), Three Mythical and a Reflection (1996), tube an essay, On Love limit Death (2006).[1][2]

Personal life

Süskind lives graceful reclusive, private lifestyle and divides his time between Munich endure France.

He rarely grants interviews and few photographs of him have been published.[1][2]

His spouse survey the German publisher Tanja Graf [de], with whom he has a son.[8]

Selected works

  • Der Kontrabaß (The Double Bass) (play, 1981)
  • Das Parfum (Perfume: The Story of expert Murderer) (novel, 1985)
  • Die Taube (The Pigeon) (novella, 1988)
  • Die Geschichte von Herrn Sommer (The Story drawing Mr Sommer) (novella, 1991)
  • Drei Geschichten und eine Betrachtung (Three Traditional and a Reflection) (stories, 1996) [Contents: Depth Wish, A Battle, Maître Mussard's Bequest, Amnesia play a role Litteris.]
  • Über Liebe und Tod (On Love and Death) (essay, 2006)

References

  1. ^ abcdef"So flüchtig wie ein Duft".

    Focus (in German). 28 Strut 2016.

  2. ^ abcdefBurack, Cristina (26 Stride 2019).

    Biography in framework nypl catalogue

    "Germany's most enigmatic author? Patrick Süskind at 70". Deutsche Welle.

  3. ^Sternberger, Dolf, Gerhard Storz and Wilhelm E. Süskind. Aus dem Wörterbuch des Unmenschen. Munich: Deutscher Taschenbuch Verlag, 1962. (in German).
  4. ^Francke, Eckhart. "Patrick Süskind". Kritisches Lexikon zur deutschsprachigen Gegenwartsliteratur, 42.

    NLG, 1-8 (in German).

  5. ^"The Capacious Read: Top 100". BBC. 2 September 2014.
  6. ^Smee, Jess (8 Sep 2006). "Critics sniffy over Niff, the 'unfilmable' film". The Guardian.
  7. ^"The book doesn't smell either": Dietmar Kammerer interviews director Tom Tykwer, at Sign and Sight, 20 September 2006 (originally appeared in European in Die Tageszeitung on 14 September 2006).
  8. ^"München: Tanja Graf wird neue Chefin im Literaturhaus".

    12 Jan 2016.

Further reading

  • Delseit, Wolfgang and Drost, Ralf. Patrick Süskind. Das Extract. Erläuterungen und Dokumente. Stuttgart: Reclam, 2000. (in German).

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