Part 1

Chapter 1

           INEIGHTEENTH-CENTURYFrancetherelivedamanwhowasoneofthemostgiftedandabominablepersonagesinanerathatknewnolackofgiftedandabominablepersonages.Hisstorywillbetoldhere.HisnamewasJean-BaptisteGrenouille,andifhisname-incontrasttothenamesofothergiftedabominations,deSade’s,forinstance,orSaint-Just’s,Fbuche’s,Bonaparte’s,etc.-hasbeenforgottentoday,itiscertainlynotbecauseGrenouillefellshortofthosemorefamousblackguardswhenitcametoarrogance,misanthropy,immorality,or,moresuccinctly,towickedness,butbecausehisgiftsandhissoleambitionwererestrictedtoadomainthatleavesnotracesinhistory:tothefleetingrealmofscent.Intheperiodofwhichwespeak,therereignedinthecitiesastenchbarelyconceivabletousmodernmenandwomen.Thestreetsstankofmanure,thecourtyardsofurine,thestairwellsstankofmolderingwoodandratdroppings,thekitchensofspoiledcabbageandmuttonfat;theunairedparlorsstankofstaledust,thebedroomsofgreasysheets,dampfeatherbeds,andthepungentlysweetaromaofchamberpots.Thestenchofsulfurrosefromthechimneys,thestenchofcausticlyesfromthetanneries,andfromtheslaughterhousescamethestenchofcongealedblood.Peoplestankofsweatandunwashedclothes;fromtheirmouthscamethestenchofrottingteeth,fromtheirbelliesthatofonions,andfromtheirbodies,iftheywerenolongerveryyoung,camethestenchofrancidcheeseandsourmilkandtumorousdisease.

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