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Anne Rice

Born 4 October 1941 (1941-10-04) (age 66)
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States1
Occupation Novelist, Author
Genres Horror, Erotica, Religion, Mystery
Influences
[Anne Rice's official website Official website]

Anne Rice (born Howard Allen O'Brien on October 4, 1941) is a best-selling American author of gothic and religious-themed books. Events 610 - Heraclius arrives by ship from Africa at Constantinople, overthrows Byzantine Emperor Phocas Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. New Orleans (nʲuːˈɔrliənz nʲuːˈɔrlənz French: La Nouvelle-Orléans) is a major United States port city and the largest city in Louisiana The State of Louisiana ( or, État de Louisiane, pronounced) is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Employment is a Contract between two parties, one being the employer and the other being the employee. A literary genre is a category of literary composition Genres may be determined by Literary technique, tone, Content, or even (as in the case of fiction Horror fiction is broadly Fiction in any medium intended to scare unsettle or horrify the audience Erotica (from the Greek Eros —"desire" or "curiosa" works of art including literature, photography film sculpture A religion is a set of Tenets and practices often centered upon specific Supernatural and moral claims about Reality, the Cosmos Abraham "Bram" Stoker (8 November 1847 – 20 April 1912 was an Irish writer of novels and short stories who is best known today for his 1897 horror Events 610 - Heraclius arrives by ship from Africa at Constantinople, overthrows Byzantine Emperor Phocas Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the An author is defined both as "the person who originates or gives existence to anything" and that authorship determines responsibility for what is created Gothic fiction (sometimes referred to as Gothic horror) is a genre of literature that combines elements of both horror and romance. She is best known for her prevailing thematical focus on love, death, immortality, existentialism, and the human condition. She was married to poet Stan Rice for 41 years until his death in 2002. Her books have sold nearly 100 million copies, making her one of the most widely read authors in modern history. [1] [2] [3] [4]

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Early years

Rice was born and spent most of her early life in New Orleans, Louisiana, which forms the background against which most of her stories take place. New Orleans (nʲuːˈɔrliənz nʲuːˈɔrlənz French: La Nouvelle-Orléans) is a major United States port city and the largest city in Louisiana The State of Louisiana ( or, État de Louisiane, pronounced) is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America She was the second daughter in a Catholic Irish-American family; Rice's sister, the late Alice Borchardt, also became a noted genre author. Alice Borchardt ( October 6, 1939 – July 24, 2007) was a writer of historical fiction, Fantasy, and horror. She lived in East Haven, Connecticut, until her death in July 2007.

About her unusual given name, Rice said: "My birth name is Howard Allen because apparently my mother thought it was a good idea to name me Howard. My father's name was Howard, she wanted to name me after Howard, and she thought it was a very interesting thing to do. She was a bit of a Bohemian, a bit of mad woman, a bit of a genius, and a great deal of a great teacher. The term bohemian, of French origin was first used in the English language in the nineteenth century to describe the untraditional lifestyles of marginalized and impoverished Artists And she had the idea that naming a woman Howard was going to give that woman an unusual advantage in the world. "

Rice became "Anne" on her first day of school, when a nun asked her what her name was. She blurted out "Anne" immediately, and her mother, who was with her, let it go without correcting her, knowing how self-conscious her daughter was of her real name.

Writing career

In 1958, when Rice was 17, her father moved the family to north Texas, taking up residence in Richardson. Texas ( is a state geographically located in the South Central United States and is also known as the Lone Star State. Richardson is a city in Collin and Dallas Counties in the US state of Texas. She attended Richardson High School, and while a student, met Stan Rice, a man whom she would later marry. Richardson High School is a High school in Richardson, Texas, United States with a 2006 enrollment of approximately 2500 and Stan Rice ( November 7 1942 – December 9, 2002) was an American Poet and Artist and husband of writer She began college at Texas Woman's University in Denton, but relocated with Stan to California, where the couple put down roots in San Francisco, where Anne attended San Francisco State University and obtained a B. Texas Woman's University (historically the College of Industrial Arts and Texas State College for Women) is a University in Denton Texas with Denton is the County seat of Denton County, Texas in the United States. California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. The City and County of San Francisco is the fourth most populous city A. in Political Science. "I'm a totally conservative person", she later told the New York Times (November 7, 1988). Events 1492 - The Ensisheim Meteorite the oldest Meteorite with a known date of impact strikes the Earth around noon in a Wheat Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) "In the middle of Haight-Ashbury in the 1960s, I was typing away while everybody was dropping acid and smoking grass. Haight-Ashbury is a district of San Francisco, California, US, named for the intersection of Haight and Ashbury Streets I was known as my own square. " She would not return to New Orleans until 1989. [1]

Rice and her husband had a daughter Michele, who was born on September 21, 1966 and died of leukemia on August 5, 1972. Events 1217 - The Estonian tribal leader Lembitu of Lehola was killed in a battle against Teutonic Knights. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Leukemia or leukaemia (Greek leukos λευκός, "white" aima αίμα, "blood" is a Cancer of the Blood Events 642 - Battle of Maserfield - Penda of Mercia defeats and kills Oswald of Bernicia. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Their son Christopher Rice, now a novelist, was born March 11, 1978. For the singer/songwriter see Chris Rice Christopher Travis Rice (born March 11, 1978 in Berkeley California) is an American author Events 1425 BC - Thutmose III, Pharaoh of Egypt, dies (according to the Low Chronology of the 18th Dynasty Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar)

She completed her first book, Interview with the Vampire, in 1973 and published it in 1976. Interview with the Vampire is a Vampire Novel by Anne Rice written in 1973 and published in 1976 The year 1973 in literature involved some significant events and new books The year 1976 in literature involved some significant events and new books This book would be the first in Rice's popular Vampire Chronicles series, which includes 1985's The Vampire Lestat and 1988's The Queen of the Damned. Rice has also published adult-oriented fiction under the pen name Anne Rampling, and has written explicit sado-masochistic erotica as A. A pen name, nom de plume, or literary double, is a Pseudonym adopted by an Author or their publishers to conceal their identity N. Roquelaure.

Her fiction is often described as lush and descriptive, and her characters' sexuality is fluid, often displaying homoerotic feelings towards each other. Homoeroticism refers to the representation of same-sex love and desire most especially as it is depicted or manifested in the Visual arts and Literature. Rice said that the bisexuality was what she was looking for in her characters; a love beyond gender especially with the Vampire Chronicles because the vampires were not of human society, therefore did not go by the expectations of that society. The Vampire Chronicles is a series of Novels by Anne Rice that revolves around the Fictional character She also weaves philosophical and historic themes into the dense pattern of her books. To her admirers, Rice's books are among the best in modern popular fiction, possessing those elements that create a lasting presence in the literary canon. Genre fiction is a term for fictional works ( Novels short stories) written with the intent of fitting into a specific Literary genre To her critics, her novels are baroque, "low-brow pulp" and redundant. A critical analysis of Rice's work can be found in S. T. Joshi's book The Modern Weird Tale (2001). Sunand Tryambak Joshi (b 22 June 1958 in Pune, India) is an Indian American Literary Critic, and a leading

Return to Catholicism

In 1996, after spending most of her adult life as a self-described atheist, Rice returned to her Roman Catholic faith, which she had not practiced since she was 15. Atheism In October 2004, as she reaffirmed her Catholic faith, Rice announced in a Newsweek article that she would "write only for the Lord. Newsweek is an American weekly Newsmagazine published in New York City. " She called Christ the Lord: Out of Egypt, her first novel in this genre, the beginning of a trilogy that will chronicle the life of Jesus. Christ the Lord Out of Egypt (2005 is a book by Anne Rice that depicts the life of Jesus Christ at the age of 7 to 8 Jesus of Nazareth (7–2 BC / BCE —26–36 AD / CE)

In an interview with Christianity Today, headlined "Interview with a Penitent", Rice declared that she will never again write another vampire novel, saying; "I would never go back, not even if they say, 'You will be financially ruined; you've got to write another vampire book. ' I would say no. I have no choice. I would be a fool for all eternity to turn my back on God like that. " Some of her fans reacted with shock to the news of her religious and literary conversion, admonishing her in magazine articles, internet weblogs and reader reviews found on the web. Rice responded in a post on Amazon.com (see below) that stated: "And yes, the Chronicles are no more! Thank God!" However in an interview with TIME Rice made a comment that she may write one more novel in the series which she confirmed on her website that she may or may not make the book, but if she did it would be a Christian novel with a redemption theme involving Lestat and the Talamasca. Amazoncom Inc ( is an American electronic commerce ( E-commerce) company in Seattle Washington. [2] She later changed her mind yet again and issued a statement on her website denying she would write such a book. [3]

Leaving New Orleans

Rice discovered she had Type 1 diabetes when she went into a diabetic coma in December 1998. Diabetes mellitus type 1 (Type 1 diabetes Type I diabetes T1D T1DM IDDM juvenile diabetes is a form of Diabetes mellitus. Diabetic coma is a Medical emergency in which a person with Diabetes mellitus is Comatose (unconscious because of one of the acute complications

In 2002, Stan Rice died after a long illness. Stan Rice ( November 7 1942 – December 9, 2002) was an American Poet and Artist and husband of writer In her subsequent depression, Rice's weight rose to 254 pounds (115 kg). In response to sleep apnea and other weight-related problems, Rice had gastric bypass surgery in 2003. Sleep apnea is a sleep disorder characterized by pauses in Breathing during Sleep. Gastric bypass procedures (GBP are any of a group of similar operations used to treat Morbid obesity —the severe accumulation of excess weight as fatty tissue—and the health

On January 30, 2004, having already put the largest of her three homes up for sale, Rice announced her plans to leave New Orleans. Events 1648 - Eighty Years' War: The Treaty of Münster is signed ending the conflict between the Netherlands and Spain "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " New Orleans (nʲuːˈɔrliənz nʲuːˈɔrlənz French: La Nouvelle-Orléans) is a major United States port city and the largest city in Louisiana She cited living alone since the death of her husband and her son's moving out of state as the reasons. "Simplifying my life, not owning so much, that's the chief goal", said Rice. "I'll no longer be a citizen of New Orleans in the true sense. " Though she left New Orleans prior to the disaster of Hurricane Katrina in August 2005, and none of her former New Orleans properties took on water, she remained an advocate for relief for the city. Hurricane Katrina of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season was the costliest hurricane, as well as one of the five deadliest in the history of the United States

Rice may also have wished for more privacy from the constant attentions of her fans, who were known to camp out in front of her house; up to 200 or more would gather to see her leave for church on Sundays.

In spring 2005 Rice moved to La Jolla, California, to be nearer her son, Christopher. La Jolla (ləˈhɔɪə "luh-HOY-uh") is a wealthy Seaside resort community of up to 42808 residents within the city of San Diego, California California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. For the singer/songwriter see Chris Rice Christopher Travis Rice (born March 11, 1978 in Berkeley California) is an American author She moved less than a year later to Rancho Mirage for a warmer climate and a "simpler life. Rancho Mirage is a city in Riverside County, California, United States. "

Amazon. com incident

On September 6, 2004, Rice posted a reply to a number of negative reviews that had appeared on Amazon.com regarding Blood Canticle. Events 3114 BC - According to the Proleptic Julian calendar the current era in the Maya Long Count Calendar started "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Amazoncom Inc ( is an American electronic commerce ( E-commerce) company in Seattle Washington. Blood Canticle (2003 is a novel by Anne Rice in which she combines the new characters from her novel Blackwood Farm with those from her She titled her reply, "From the Author to the Some of the Negative Voices Here. " This post generated a great deal of publicity online – partly because authors rarely post or respond to reviews on Amazon, and partly because of the tone and nature of her text, which was very bitter, angry and aggressive. Many previous reviews had criticized the quality of writing in Blood Canticle as lazy or shoddy; so when Rice replied by writing an article, the incident became fodder for weblogs and Internet sites. A blog (a contraction of the term " Web log " is a Web site, usually maintained by an individual with regular entries of commentary descriptions of The Internet is a global system of interconnected Computer networks Following this incident, whether at the author's request or at Amazon's own volition, the comment and several others were later removed. Rice's own discussion on the incident is available on her website.

Adaptations

Film

In 1994, Neil Jordan directed a relatively faithful motion picture adaptation of Interview with the Vampire, from Rice's own screenplay. Neil Jordan (born February 25, 1950) is an Academy Award -winning Irish filmmaker and Novelist He received the Academy Award Interview with the Vampire is a Vampire Novel by Anne Rice written in 1973 and published in 1976 The movie starred Tom Cruise as Lestat, Brad Pitt as the guilt-ridden Louis and was a breakout role for young Kirsten Dunst as the deceitful little Claudia. Thomas Cruise Mapother IV ( born July 3 1962 better known by his screen name Tom Cruise, is an American Actor and Film producer Lestat de Lioncourt is a Fictional character appearing in several Novels by Anne Rice, William Bradley "Brad" Pitt Pitt received a Golden Globe Award and an Academy Award nomination for his role in the 1995 film Twelve Monkeys Louis de Pointe du Lac is a Fictional character in The Vampire Chronicles novels written by Anne Rice. Kirsten Caroline Dunst (born April 30 1982 is an American actress and singer Claudia is a fictional character in Anne Rice 's novels Interview with the Vampire, The Vampire Lestat, The Queen of the

A second film adaptation of the Vampire Chronicles came out in 2002. Starring Stuart Townsend as the infamous Lestat and singer Aaliyah, the movie combined incidents from the second and third books in the series but released under the title of the third book, The Queen of the Damned. Stuart Townsend (born on December 15 1972 in Howth, County Dublin, Ireland) is an Irish actor Aaliyah Dana Haughton (January 16 1979 – August 25 2001 better known as Aaliyah (əˈliːə was a Grammy -nominated American Singer The Queen of the Damned (1988 is the third novel of Anne Rice 's The Vampire Chronicles series The plot was substantially altered from that of the book, and the film was poorly received by fans and critics alike.

A 1994 film titled Exit to Eden, based loosely on the book Rice published as Anne Rampling, starred Rosie O'Donnell and Dan Aykroyd. Exit to Eden is a Novel by Anne Rice, initially published in 1985 under the Pen name Anne Rampling but subsequently under Rice's name Anne Rice (born Howard Allen O'Brien on October 4, 1941) is a best-selling American Author of gothic and religious-themed Roseann "Rosie" O'Donnell Daniel Edward "Dan" Aykroyd, CM (born July 1, 1952) is an Academy Award -nominated and Emmy Award -winning Canadian-American The work transformed from a love story into a police comedy, possibly due to the explicit S&M themes of the book.

The Feast of All Saints was made into a miniseries in 2001 by director Peter Medak. The Feast of All Saints ( 1979) is a Novel by Anne Rice. Plot summary This novel is about the Gens de couleur libres

Plans to adapt Rice's "Lives of the Mayfair Witches" trilogy into a twelve hour miniseries to be aired on NBC were dropped after a change of studio head and subsequent loss of interest in the project.

A film version of Christ the Lord: Out of Egypt was planned but later canceled. Christ the Lord Out of Egypt (2005 is a book by Anne Rice that depicts the life of Jesus Christ at the age of 7 to 8

Theatre

On April 25, 2006, the musical Lestat, based on Rice's Vampire Chronicles books, opened at the Palace Theatre on Broadway after having its world premiere in San Francisco, California in December 2005. Events 1607 - Eighty Years' War: The Dutch fleet destroys the anchored Spanish fleet at Gibraltar. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Lestat is a Broadway musical inspired by Anne Rice 's The Vampire Chronicles. The Vampire Chronicles is a series of Novels by Anne Rice that revolves around the Fictional character The Palace Theatre is a legitimate Broadway theatre located at 1564 Broadway in midtown- Manhattan. Broadway theater, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 39 large professional theaters with 500 seats or more located The City and County of San Francisco is the fourth most populous city With music by Elton John and lyrics by Bernie Taupin, it was the inaugural production of the newly established Warner Brothers Theatre Ventures. Sir Elton Hercules John CBE (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight on 25 March 1947 is an English pop / rock Singer, Composer Bernie Taupin (born 22 May 1950 is an English Lyricist most famous for his collaboration with Elton John.

Despite Rice's own overwhelming approval and praise, the show received mostly poor reviews by critics and disappointing attendance. Lestat closed a month later on May 28, 2006, after just 33 previews and 39 regular performances. Events 585 BC - A Solar eclipse occurs as predicted by Greek philosopher and scientist Thales, while Alyattes is battling Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.

In 1997, a ballet adaptation of Interview with the Vampire premiered in Prague.

Fan fiction

Rice has an adamant stance against fan fiction based on her work, releasing a statement on April 7, 2000 that prohibited all such efforts. Fan fiction (alternately referred to as fanfiction, fanfic, FF or fic) is a broadly defined term for Fiction about characters or settings Events 529 - First draft of Corpus Juris Civilis (a fundamental work in Jurisprudence) is issued by Eastern Roman Emperor 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. This caused the removal of thousands of fanfics from the popular FanFiction.Net website. } FanFictionNet (often abbreviated as FFNet or FFN) is an automated Fan fiction archive site

Music inspired by Rice's novels

Cradle of Filth briefly includes Lestat in the song "Libertina Grimm" as "Count Lestats".

Sting got the inspiration for his song "Moon over Bourbon Street" from Interview with the Vampire. Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner, CBE (born October 2, 1951) better known by his Stage name Sting, is a three time Academy Award

Alternative rock band Concrete Blonde's song "Bloodletting (the Vampire Song)", the title track from the Bloodletting CD, is based on Rice's The Vampire Lestat. Concrete Blonde is an Alternative rock band based in the United States.

The Australian pop band Savage Garden found their name in The Vampire Lestat, in which Lestat describes the world as "the savage garden". For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Savage Garden was an Australian pop duo that enjoyed major international success between 1997 and 2000

The Metalcore band Atreyu declares in the song "The Crimson", "I'm an Anne Rice novel come to life. Metalcore is an umbrella term used to describe fusion genres that incorporate elements of the Hardcore punk and heavy metal genres Atreyu is a Metalcore band from Orange County California. The band consists of vocalist Alex Varkatzas, guitarists Dan Jacobs and "

Punk/goth band The Damned recorded a song called "The Dog" about the child vampire Claudia from Interview with the Vampire on their 1982 album Strawberries. The Damned are an English band formed in London in 1976 notable for being the first Punk rock band from England to release a single (" New Rose " an

The Italian band Theatres des Vampires is named after a location featured in several books of The Vampire Chronicles. Theatres des Vampires is an Italian Extreme gothic metal / Gothic rock band with strong black metal influences mostly noted for the predominant theme of The Vampire Chronicles is a series of Novels by Anne Rice that revolves around the Fictional character Their 1999 album is called The Vampire Chronicles.

Emo band Aiden wrote and recorded a song entitled "The Last Sunrise" - a lot of the lyrics of said song relate directly to the first book of The Vampire Chronicles, Interview With The Vampire. Aiden is an American Post-hardcore band from Seattle Washington that formed in the spring of 2003. The Vampire Chronicles is a series of Novels by Anne Rice that revolves around the Fictional character

Malice Mizer, a Japanese Rock Band based heavily on French Culture, uses the phrase "Drink from me and live forever" in their song "Transylvania". Malice Mizer (マリス・ミゼル Marisu Mizeru) is a Japanese rock band and part of the country's Visual kei movement "Drink from me and live forever" is a phrase from the first book Interview With the Vampire.

Mexican band Santa Sabina [5] dedicates a song to Rice's vampire character Louis: "Una canción para Louis"

Psytrance project Talamasca was named after the secret society in both the Vampire chronicles and the Mayfair Witches series. Psychedelic trance or psytrance is a form of Electronic music characterized by hypnotic arrangements of synthetic rhythms and mesmerizing melodies Talamasca (or Talamaska) is a Psytrance project based in Paris, France. This is a solo project by the French musician Cedric Dassulle, which also calls himself DJ Lestat.

Bibliography

Novels: (Chronological)

Under the pseudonym Anne Rampling:

Under the pseudonym A. Interview with the Vampire is a Vampire Novel by Anne Rice written in 1973 and published in 1976 The Feast of All Saints ( 1979) is a Novel by Anne Rice. Plot summary This novel is about the Gens de couleur libres Cry to Heaven is a standalone historical novel by Anne Rice, first published in 1982. The Vampire Lestat (1985 is a Novel by Anne Rice, and the second in her Vampire Chronicles, following Interview with the The Queen of the Damned (1988 is the third novel of Anne Rice 's The Vampire Chronicles series The Mummy, or Ramses the Damned, is a stand-alone historical- horror novel by Anne Rice, first published in 1989. The Witching Hour (1990 by Anne Rice is the first novel in her series " Lives of the Mayfair Witches. The Tale of the Body Thief is the fourth novel in Anne Rice 's The Vampire Chronicles series following The Queen of the Damned Lasher (1993 by Anne Rice is the second Novel in her series Lives of the Mayfair Witches. Taltos (1994 is the title of the third Novel in the trilogy Lives of the Mayfair Witches written by Anne Rice. Memnoch the Devil (1995 is the fifth novel in Anne Rice 's Vampire Chronicles series following The Tale of the Body Thief Servant of the Bones ( 1996) is a historical horror novel by Anne Rice. Violin is a novel by American horror writer Anne Rice, released on 15 October 1997. Pandora (1998 is a Horror novel and a Vampire in Anne Rice 's Vampire Chronicles. The Vampire Armand (1998 is the sixth novel in Anne Rice 's The Vampire Chronicles series Vittorio The Vampire (1999 is the second novel in Anne Rice 's New Tales of the Vampires series Merrick (2000 is the seventh book in Anne Rice 's Vampire Chronicles series. Blood and Gold (2001 is the eighth book in Anne Rice 's Vampire Chronicles series Blackwood Farm (2002 is one of the more recent books in The Vampire Chronicles series written by Anne Rice. Blood Canticle (2003 is a novel by Anne Rice in which she combines the new characters from her novel Blackwood Farm with those from her Christ the Lord Out of Egypt (2005 is a book by Anne Rice that depicts the life of Jesus Christ at the age of 7 to 8 Christ the Lord The Road to Cana is a novel depicting the life of Jesus, written by Anne Rice and released in 2008 Exit to Eden is a Novel by Anne Rice, initially published in 1985 under the Pen name Anne Rampling but subsequently under Rice's name Belinda is the title of a Novel by Anne Rice, originally published in 1986 under the pen name Anne Rampling. N. Roquelaure:

Short fiction:

See also

References

  1. ^ Anne Rice Biography
  2. ^ Lestat Lives, Says Anne Rice by CAROLYN SAYRE, TIME, 2008-02-24. For other uses of the term please see the disambiguation page at Best sellers. Time (trademarked in capitals as TIME) is a weekly American Newsmagazine, similar to Newsweek and 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 303 - Galerius, Roman Emperor, publishes his edict that begins the persecution of Christians in his portion of the
  3. ^ Messages to Anne Rice Fans

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