Patrick Süskind is a German novelist and playwright best known for his 1985 novel, Perfume: The Story of a Murderer. Born in Ambach, Germany in 1949, Süskind studied medieval and modern history at the University of Munich. He wrote several plays before publishing Perfume, which became an international bestseller and was adapted into a 2006 film. Süskind has also written several other novels, including The Pigeon and The Double Bass, as well as a collection of short stories. He is known for his unique writing style, which often combines elements of fantasy and horror. Süskind has won numerous awards for his work, including the German Book Prize and the Aristeion European Literature Prize.