Le mystère de la Chambre Jaune

Written by Gaston Leroux

Narrated by Jacques Roland

Ce roman est une brillante illustration du principe du crime en lieu clos. LEROUX veut faire " mieux que Conan Dolye et plus complet que Poe".Son récit, admiré par Agatha Christie est empreint d'une étrange poésie, comme en témoigne la phrase célèbre "Le presbytère n'a rien perdu de son charme ni le jardin de son éclat"

• Language: Français
• Publisher: Le Livre Qui Parle
• Release date: Jan 1, 2005

Gaston Leroux

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, France’s 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.