{"product_id":"9780553213768","title":"The Phantom of the Opera","description":"\u003cb\u003eGaston Leroux is one of the originators of the detective story, and \u003ci\u003eThe Phantom of  the Opera \u003c\/i\u003eis 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, \u003ci\u003eThe Phantom of the Opera\u003c\/i\u003e has  thrilled and entertained audiences in adaptations throughout the century.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis 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 center 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is the only complete, unabridged  modern Americanized translation available. Lowell Bair is the acclaimed translator  of such Bantam Classics as \u003ci\u003eMadame Bovary, Les Liaisons Dangereuses,\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eCandide.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Gaston Leroux","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback Mass market (rack) paperback","offer_id":47069379887264,"sku":"9780553213768","price":4.5,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Softcover \/ Softback Trade size","offer_id":47737104629920,"sku":"9781788282352","price":7.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":52115131695264,"sku":"9780880292986","price":10.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Mass Market Softcover","offer_id":53071392604320,"sku":"9780451528155","price":5.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0582\/8637\/5072\/files\/BNCImageAPI_19c45c83-7115-4777-9819-66a8222ef716.jpg?v=1732238817","url":"https:\/\/rivendell-books.com\/products\/9780553213768","provider":"Rivendell Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}