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Phantom

This incredible portrait of Erik—the Phantom—recreates his entire life, from his survival as a child in a carnival freak show to his creative genius behind the Paris Opera House—and its labyrinthine world below—to his discovery of love.

Audience
adult
Length
long · 468 pages

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