Product Description
First published in serial form in Le Gaulois, Gaston Leroux''s bitter-sweet tale of love and rejection was inspired by real events that took place at the Paris Opera, now the Opera Garnier, in the 19th century. It tells the tale of the opera singer, Christine, her love for her childhood sweetheart Raoul, and the obsessions of the ''phantom'', a disfigured man called Erik who lives beneath the Opera, with Christine.
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Product Details
Author: | Gaston Leroux |
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Publisher: | Arcturus Publishing Ltd |
SKU: | BK0523433 |
EAN: | 9781788282352 |
Number Of Pages: | 272 |
Language: | English |
Binding: | Paper Back |
Release date: | 15 August 2017 |
About Author
Gaston Leroux (1868-1927) was a French writer best known for his novel The Phantom of the Opera. Born in Paris, Leroux initially worked as a critic and court reporter for the newspapers L'Écho de Paris and Le Matin. In 1918 he formed a film company called the Société des Cinéromans. After quitting journalism to focus on writing fiction, Leroux went on to publish dozens of novels. He died at his home in Nice, France.