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100			_aLeroux, Gaston _d1868-1927.
245			_aThe Phantom of the Opera / _cGaston Leroux ; translated by Lowell Bair.
260			_aNew York, NY : _bBantam Books, _c1990.
300			_a274 p.: _c16 cm.
520			_a"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, Phantom 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 readers. It offers a more complete rendering of the terrifying figure who emerges from the depths of the glorious Paris Opera House to take us into the darkest regions of the human heart. After the breathtaking performance of the lovely Christine Daae and her sudden disappearance, the old legend of the "opera ghost" becomes a horrifying reality as the ghost strikes out with increasing frequency and violence - always with the young singer at the centre of his powerful obsession. Leroux has created a masterwork of love and murder - and a tragic figure who awakens our deepest and most forbidden fears." (Book Cover)
600			_aLeroux, Gaston _c1868-1927.
650			_aSuspense _vFiction.
650			_aViolence _vFiction.
650			_aGhost _vFiction.
650			_aObsession _vFiction.
650			_aDark tale _vFiction.
650			_aOpera _vFiction.
700			_aBair, Lowell
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