The Phantom of the Opera
$18.34
- Paperback
352 pages
- Release Date
1 May 1998
Summary
Gaston Leroux is one of the originators of the detective story, and The Phantom of the Opera is his tour de force, as well as being the basis for the hit Broadway musical. A superb suspense story and a dark tale of obsession, The Phantom of the Opera has thrilled and entertained audiences in adaptations throughout the century.
This new translation—the first completely modern and Americanized translation—unfurls the full impact of this classic thriller for modern read…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780553213768 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0553213768 |
| Author: | Lowell Bair, Gaston Leroux |
| Publisher: | Random House USA Inc |
| Imprint: | Bantam Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 352 |
| Release Date: | 1 May 1998 |
| Weight: | 170g |
| Dimensions: | 174mm x 106mm x 18mm |
| Series: | Bantam Classics |
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Critics Review
“Ingenious … breathless suspense.”-The Nation From the Trade Paperback edition.
“Ingenious … breathless suspense.”—The Nation
About The Author
Lowell Bair
Gaston Leroux, French journalist and writer of suspense fiction, was born in Paris in 1868. His experiences as a crime reporter and war correspondent for a French newspaper gave him the background to create his popular novels. He was one of the originators of the detective story, and his young fictional detective, Joseph Rouletabile, was the forerunner of many reporter-detective characters in modern fiction. Two of Leroux’s best-known mysteries are The Perfume of the Lady in Black and The Mystery of the Yellow Room, which is considered one of the finest “locked room” mysteries ever written. A second series of suspense adventures featured an old rascal named Cheri-Bibi. But Leroux’s most enduring work is, of course, The Phantom of the Opera, which was first published in 1910. Leroux died in Nice, France, in 1927.
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