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- ISBN 9781513282305
- Dimensions: 127 x 203mm
- Publication Date: 05 Aug 2021
- Publisher: Mint Editions
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
- Language: English
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Gaston Leroux (1868-1927) was a French journalist and writer of detective fiction. Born in Paris Leroux attended school in Normandy before returning to his home city to complete a degree in law. After squandering his inheritance he began working as a court reporter and theater critic to avoid bankruptcy. As a journalist Leroux earned a reputation as a leading international correspondent particularly for his reporting on the 1905 Russian Revolution. In 1907 Leroux switched careers in order to become a professional fiction writer focusing predominately on novels that could be turned into film scripts. With such novels as The Mystery of the Yellow Room (1908) Leroux established himself as a leading figure in detective fiction eventually earning himself the title of Chevalier in the Legion of Honor Frances highest award for merit. The Phantom of the Opera (1910) his most famous work has been adapted countless times for theater television and film most notably by Andrew Lloyd Webber in his 1986 musical of the same name.
