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Author: Gaston Leroux

“The Mystery of the Yellow Room” (1907) by Gaston Leroux is one of the first and most influential examples of the narrative technique of the "locked-room mystery," inaugurating a tradition later...

“The Mystery of the Yellow Room” (1907) by Gaston Leroux is one of the first and most influential examples of the narrative technique of the "locked-room mystery," inaugurating a tradition later cultivated by creators such as John Dickson Carr and Agatha Christie.

At the heart of the work lies an apparently unsolvable puzzle: an attempted murder that takes...

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  • Release 19/08/2025
  • Pages Pages 280
  • Cover Cover Soft
  • Translation Translation Cleopatra A. Diamantara
  • Publisher Publisher Dianoia
Genre: Crime Prose
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“The Mystery of the Yellow Room” (1907) by Gaston Leroux is one of the first and most influential examples of the narrative technique of the "locked-room mystery," inaugurating a tradition later cultivated by creators such as John Dickson Carr and Agatha Christie.

At the heart of the work lies an apparently unsolvable puzzle: an attempted murder that takes place in a completely isolated space, internally locked and impenetrable, in the so-called "Yellow Room." Facing a mystery that defies logic is a young detective. His journey is not only toward solving the mystery but also toward the depths of the human soul, where truth coexists with illusion.

The text is a philosophical commentary on the limits of knowledge, on the illusion of apparent certainty — and on the irresistible human need to interpret the inexplicable. One of the foundations of literary mystery, timeless and deceptively topical.

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Author
Gaston Leroux
Publisher
Dianoia
Original Title
Le Mystère de la chambre jaune
Publishers
Intelligence
Skroutz Book Awards 2026
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Type
Crime, Fiction
Subtitle
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Cover
Soft
Number of Pages
280
Release Date
19/08/2025
Publication Date
2025
Dimensions
14x21 cm
ISBN-13
9786182391488

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