Patrick Süskind

Patrick Süskind
Born (1949-03-26) 26 March 1949
Ambach, Bavaria, Germany
OccupationWriter, screenwriter
Period1980–present
Literary movementMagic realism
Notable works
PartnerTanja Graf
Children1

Patrick Süskind (German: [ˈpatʁɪk ˈzyːskɪnt] ; born 26 March 1949) is a German writer and screenwriter, known best for his novel Perfume: The Story of a Murderer, first published in 1985.