About the Book

The Pigeon by Patrick Süskind is a dark and haunting tale from the author of the bestselling Perfume — now available in ebook for the first time.

Setting and Themes

Set in Paris and attracting comparisons with Franz Kafka and Edgar Allan Poe, The Pigeon tells the story of a day in the meticulously ordered life of bank security guard Jonathan Noel. Noel, who has been hiding from life since his wife left him for her Tunisian lover, when he opens his front door on a day he believes will be just like any other, encounters not the desired empty hallway but an unwelcome, diabolical intruder...

Critical Reception

This tense, disturbing follow-up to the bestselling Perfume is a modern classic novella from the much-acclaimed Patrick Süskind.