The Phantom of the Opera-歌剧魅影

作者：Gaston Leroux

书名：The Phantom of the Opera《歌剧魅影》

中文简介：《歌剧魅影》（法语：Le Fantôme de l'Opéra）是一本由法国作家加斯东·勒鲁所撰著的爱情惊悚小说，法文版原著在1910年时出版，1911年时首度被翻译成英文版。故事中以19世纪时法国的巴黎歌剧院为舞台，描述一个年轻的女歌剧演员克莉丝汀‧黛也、一个年轻贵族韩晤与一个躲藏在歌剧院地底的怪人（魅影）之间的爱情故事。

英文简介：First published in French as a serial in 1909, The Phantom of the Opera is a riveting story that revolves around the young, Swedish Christine Daaé. Her father, a famous musician, dies, and she is raised in the Paris Opera House with his dying promise of a protective angel of music to guide her. After a time at the opera house, she begins hearing a voice, who eventually teaches her how to sing beautifully. All goes well until Christine's childhood friend Raoul comes to visit his parents, who are patrons of the opera, and he sees Christine when she begins successfully singing on the stage. The voice, who is the deformed, murderous 'ghost' of the opera house named Erik, however, grows violent in his terrible jealousy, until Christine suddenly disappears. The phantom is in love, but it can only spell disaster.

Leroux's work, with characters ranging from the spoiled prima donna Carlotta to the mysterious Persian from Erik's past, has been immortalized by memorable adaptations. Despite this, it remains a remarkable piece of Gothic horror literature in and of itself, deeper and darker than any version that follows.