| The Phantom of the Opera Contributor(s): LeRoux, Gaston (Author) |
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ISBN: 1495323633 ISBN-13: 9781495323638 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform OUR PRICE: $9.45 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Classics - Fiction | Horror - General - Fiction | Gothic |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Lexile Measure: 910 |
| Physical Information: 0.42" H x 6" W x 9" (0.59 lbs) 196 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Cultural Region - French |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Before the Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical, there was Gaston Leroux's original novel "The Phantom of the Opera". More than a love story, "The Phantom of the Opera" is a gothic tale of obsession --leading to madness. The Paris Opera House and its hidden rooms, and underground are perfect place to develop a horror story. Leroux noticed this potential. His descriptions of the place are creepy and in the end we start wondering if it is not a true story indeed. Leroux was very smart, writing a novel like he was only reporting something --and not creating a work of fiction. Therefore there are police reports, newspapers' scraps, witness interviews. More than a narrator, the person who is telling the story is only gathering useful information for the reader. His characters are real human beings --even the ghost', than throughout the narrative we realize that he is the one with most human characteristics. Sometimes, Christine is a little stereotypical, mostly when she says she wants to be the mistress of her faith' or something like it. And so is Raoul --but that doesn't diminish the qualities of this engaging novel. All in all, this is a highly recommended French classic. |