The Phantom of the Opera

Leroux, Gaston

ISBN 10: 8028333036 / ISBN 13: 9788028333034

Published by Sharp Ink, 2023

Gut/Very good: Buch bzw. Schutzumschlag mit wenigen Gebrauchsspuren an Einband, Schutzumschlag oder Seiten. / Describes a book or dust jacket that does show some signs of wear on either the binding, dust jacket or pages. Seller Inventory # M08028333036-V

Synopsis:

Gaston Leroux's The Phantom of the Opera is a Gothic mystery of theatrical illusion, erotic obsession, and urban modernity set within the labyrinthine Paris Opéra. Framed as an investigative reconstruction, the novel blends sensational journalism, detective fiction, melodrama, and fin-de-siècle romance. Its masked "phantom," Erik, is both monster and tragic artist, haunting the opera house's cellars while shaping the destiny of the young soprano Christine Daaé and her aristocratic suitor, Raoul. Leroux, a French journalist, court reporter, and prolific novelist, brought to the book a reporter's appetite for documents, eyewitness testimony, architecture, and scandal. His familiarity with crime reporting and public spectacle helped him transform the real Palais Garnier—with its hidden machinery, underground lake, and social rituals—into a symbolic theatre of secrecy, class anxiety, and aesthetic power. This novel is recommended to readers interested in Gothic literature, early detective narrative, and the enduring myth of the outsider-genius. Beneath its suspense and romance lies a searching meditation on beauty, deformity, performance, and the human longing to be loved without disguise.

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Phantom of the Opera
Publisher: Sharp Ink
Publication Date: 2023
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: very good