Finnish illustrator Klaus Haapaniemi has designed covers for the re-issue of Patrick Süskind‘s classic novels, Perfume and The Pigeon. If any of you haven’t read Perfume, you should – you won’t regret it.
I haven’t read The Pigeon – and now I have every reason to.
Via Creative Review.
Hi,
I just wanted to say that I am an avid reader of your blog and always enjoy your postings. I never comment though, so I wanted to take the opportunity to thank you and to let you know you have one more (generally) silent fan in London.
And I agree with you, I’ve read Suskind’s Permune and now need to pick up Pigeon!
Mark
Hi Mark – thank you so much! That is one of the kindest comments I’ve ever received. I hope the posts continue to interest you – I will do my best.
Happy reading.
[...] Weird. Just last night I pulled Patrick Suskind’s Perfume off the shelf last night thinking I might re-read, but the binding is horrid and the cover is so ugly that it discouraged me. Today, I come across Perfume’s gorgeous new cover design by Klaus Haapaniemi. [...]