Patrick Süskind

Jeffrey T. Adams (University of North Carolina, Greensboro)

Ed. by Gerhard P. Knapp, University of Utah
The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 1.4.1: German-language Writing and Culture: Germany, 500-present.
Vol. editors: Gerhard P. Knapp (University of Utah), Jennifer Marston William (Purdue University), Herbert Rowland (Purdue University), Jill E. Twark (East Carolina University)

Dates

Born 26 Mar 1949
Activity 1981-ongoing

Places

Born in Germany
Active in Germany; France

Activities

Primary

Essayist
Film/TV Script-writer/ Screenwriter
Novelist
Playwright / Dramatist

Resources

Süskind's Works

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After spending the 1970s writing what he has characterized as “short unpublished prose pieces and longer un-produced screenplays”, Patrick Süskind was catapulted to fame in the 1980s by the monodrama

Der Kontrabass

[

The Double Bass

, 1981], which became an instant success and a favourite of the German stage. In 1985 his status as literary

wunderkind

was confirmed with the publication of the novel

Das Parfüm. Die Geschichte eines Mörders

[

Perfume. The Story of a Murderer

], which quickly topped the European best-seller list and eventually sold millions of copies worldwide. Collaborations with Helmut Dietl on scripts for the popular TV series

Monaco Franze

(1983) and

Kir Royal

(1986) further enhanced Süskind's fame. While not as successful as his previous works, Süskind's subsequent…

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Citation: Adams, Jeffrey T.. "Patrick Süskind". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 26 November 2004 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/speople.php?rec=true&UID=5866, accessed 21 November 2024.]

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