Cover of Jitterbug Perfume

Jitterbug Perfume

by Tom Robbins

1984 · literary fiction · adult

Set in 3 places · 1 primary
Sense of Place
4/5
Description · Open Library (CC0)

Jitterbug Perfume is an epic. Which is to say, it begins in the forests of ancient Bohemia and doesn't conclude until nine o'clock tonight (Paris time).It is a saga, as well. A saga must have a hero, and the hero of this one is a janitor with a missing bottle.The bottle is blue, very, very old, and embossed with the image of a goat-horned god. If the liquid in the bottle actually is the secret essence of the universe, as some folks seem to think, it had better be discovered soon because it is leaking and there is only a drop or two left.From the Trade Paperback edition.

Set in

  • Seattle · United States
    Priscilla the waitress
    ★ primary
  • New Orleans · United States
    French Quarter perfume shop
  • Paris · France
    Story concludes in Paris

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