Luca Turin, Tania Sanchez

Perfumes

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

§'I've long wished perfumery to be taken seriously as an art, and for scent critics to be as fierce as opera critics, and for the wearers of certain "fragrances" to be hissed in public, while others are cheered. This year has brought Perfumes: The Guide by Luca Turin and Tania Sanchez, which I breathed in, rather than read, in one delighted gulp.' Hilary Mantel, Guardian

Perfumes: The Guide is the culmination of Turin's lifelong obsession and rare scientific flair and Sanchez's stylish and devoted blogging about every scent that she's ever loved and loathed. Together they make a fine and utterly persuasive argument for the unrecognised craft of perfume-making. Perfume writing has certainly never been this honest, compelling or downright entertaining.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Profile Books
• Erscheinungstermin: Oktober 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 190mm x 139mm x 43mm
• Gewicht: 778g
• ISBN-13: 9781846681271
• ISBN-10: 1846681278
• Artikelnr.: 26129255

Autorenporträt

LUCA TURIN is the man who perfume-lovers openly adore. He's the author of The Secret of Scent (Faber, 2006). His top-rated perfume is Guerlain's Mitsouko. TANIA SANCHEZ is journalist and a perfume collector and expert from New York. Her personal perfume collection numbers almost 2000 bottles. They are married and divide their time between Boston and London.

Rezensionen

As scintillating as it is comprehensive...this pungent, entrancing book is a wake up call for the nostrils. The Independent