The Phantom of the Opera

LeRoux, Gaston

ISBN 10: 0060809248 / ISBN 13: 9780060809249

Editore: Harper Perennial, 1987

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Riassunto:

"The wildest and most fantastic of tales." - New York Times Book Review.

The novel from the early 20th century that inspired the Lon Chaney film and the hit musical. In the 1880s, in Paris, the Palais Garnier Opera House is believed haunted. One night, a young woman, Christine, is asked to sing in place of the Opera's leading soprano, who is ill; Christine's performance is a success, and she is recognized by the Vicomte Raoul, a childhood playmate and love. Raoul and the Phantom then battle for Christine's heart, as the Phantom demands more and more from her.

Informazioni sull'autore:

Gaston Leroux was a French journalist, short-story writer, and novelist, and is most famous for his acclaimed novel, The Phantom of the Opera. A student of law, Leroux turned to journalism after spending his inheritance on a lavish lifestyle. Over a decade of work as a court reporter and theatre critic for the L’Écho de Paris served as inspiration for his series of successful detective novels featuring Joseph Rouletabille, an amateur sleuth, and Leroux’s contributions to the French detective genre are considered as significant as those of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Edgar Allan Poe. Leroux died in 1927.

Dati bibliografici

Titolo: The Phantom of the Opera
Casa editrice: Harper Perennial
Data di pubblicazione: 1987
Legatura: Paperback
Condizione: Good
Condizione sovraccoperta: No Jacket