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ⓘ About Patrick Süskind
Patrick’s dad was Wilhelm Emanuel Suskind, a journalist and writer, who worked for the newspaper Suddeutsche Zeitung and is famous for being the co-author of the well known publication “From the Dictionary of an Inhuman”. Patrick attended school in Holzhausen, a tiny Bavarian village. His mom worked as a sports trainer, while his older brother Martin E. Suskind is a journalist, too. Patrick has got many relatives from the aristocracy in Wurttenberg, making him one of the descendants of the reformer Johannes Brenz and the exegete Johan Albrecht Bengel. After his qualification testing for university and the mandatory community service, he studied modern and medieval history at the University of Munich and in Aix-en-Provence from 1968 until 1974, but he never graduated.
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Who is Patrick Süskind?
Patrick’s dad was Wilhelm Emanuel Suskind, a journalist and writer, who worked for the newspaper Suddeutsche Zeitung and is famous for being the co-author of the well known publication “From the Dictionary of an Inhuman”. Patrick attended school in Holzhausen, a tiny Bavarian village. His mom worked as a sports trainer, while his older brother Martin E.
Which Patrick Süskind series should I start with?
Patrick Süskind's books stand alone rather than forming a numbered series, so there is no reading order to follow. The natural first pick is Perfume (1985).
How many books has Patrick Süskind written?
Patrick Süskind has 7 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1981 and 2005. They are filed under 4 categories rather than in numbered series — chiefly Standalone Novels, Short Story Collections and Plays.
In what order should Patrick Süskind's series be read?
No reading order is needed: none of the 7 books catalogued here do not form a numbered series, so any title can be picked up first. Within each category they are listed by publication year.
How are Patrick Süskind's books organised into series?
This guide splits Patrick Süskind's 7 books into categories rather than numbered series: Standalone Novels (3 books); Short Story Collections (2 books); Plays (1 book); Anthologies (1 book).