A terrifying fairy tale? - A philosophical thriller? - An erotic fantasy? For Jean-Baptiste Grenouille, the dark hero, we only learn that he was born on July 17, 1738, in Paris, amidst the market's trash with two distinctive characteristics. He, who terrifies everyone with the complete absence of any smell, has the most sensitive nose in the world. He records in the endless bank of his memory all the scents he encounters on his path, and not only that, but he can recall at any moment the one he chooses. His long journey in the kingdom of odors will lead him from the perfumer's workshop to the position of a demigod who captivates the masses with the unique weapon of the highest and most shocking scent that exists. That of human existence.