Supersummary, a modern alternative to sparknotes and cliffsnotes, offers highquality study guides that feature detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, quotes, and essay. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 342 pages and is available in mass market paperback format. After the rights had been sold to knopf, anne rewrote the book, adding the entire theater of the vampires section and bringing lestat back after his supposed death by fire. The first vampire book i have ever read was interview with the vampire, which peaked my love for vampire literature. Interview with the vampire part 1 full audiobook unabridged get your copy.
Anne rice took the classic draculainfluenced vampire mythyou know, that. It is the first of the famous chronicles of the vampires by anne rice. Interview with the vampire the vampire chronicles wiki. I first heard about anne rices vampire chronicles when i was in fifth grade at which point i went. Her lush prose and vivid characters turn the dramatic plot and.
Anne rice took the publishing world by storm in interview with the vampire, a haunting book that turned the evilbloodsucker cliche on its ear. Interview with the vampire novel by rice britannica. Interview with the vampire by anne rice, 9780751541977, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Aug 15, 2016 anne rice introduces the final book in the vampire chronicles, memnoch the devil, which explores the relationship between god and the devil. Oct 16, 2012 not to surprisingly claudias story depicts her part in interview with the vampire, told via the graphic novel format.
Anne rice born howard allen frances obrien, october 4, 1941 is an american author of gothic fiction, christian literature, and erotic literature. Interview with the vampire by anne rice 8freebooks. This is the story of louis, as told in his own words. Rice s books, and to some other key characters who have recurring roles in future books. Rice was born on october 4, 1941 in new orleans, louisiana. Interview with the vampire is a novel that evokes the brilliance, the decadence, the horror of the vampire s world as he pours out the erotically charged confessions of his first two hundred years as one of the living dead. The interviewee, louis, tells his interviewer about his early lifeand early deathin louisiana in 1791. The story is a little awkward in the sense there is little new for anyone familiar with the book, while simultaneously an anne rice virgin is unlikely to pick this book up and enjoy it as a standalone piece. Books by anne rice author of interview with the vampire. Books from the vampire chronicles were the subject of two film adaptations, interview with the vampire in 1994, and queen. Interview with the vampire is a novel that evokes the brilliance, the decadence, the horror of the vampires world as he pours out the erotically charged confessions of his first two hundred years as. Interview with the vampire is anne rices debut novel published in.
Interview with the vampire is a gothic horror and vampire novel by american author anne rice, published in 1976. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading interview with the vampire the vampire chronicles, book 1. Interview with the vampire, the vampire lestat, the queen of the damned anne rice. Anne rices early book interview with a vampire was made into a movie in 1994. If you like vampire books then anne rice is the best storyteller in the business. Woman of the web page anne rice is very active online, communicating often with her people of the page this is what she calls her fans, and even posting videos like that time she arrived at a book signing inside a coffin trivia with the vampire there is a special section of anne rices webpage just for interview with the vampire.
Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Short description of book interview with the vampire is a debut gothic horror and vampire novel by american author anne rice, published in 1976. The homoerotic overtones of the vampire chronicles are also welldocumented. The book, full of lush description, centers on the. Kirsten dunst also starred as the memorable child vampire claudia. Just as the title of the book implies, an unnamed boy sits down to interview the vampire.
This onepage guide includes a plot summary and brief analysis of interview with the vampire by anne rice. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while. In the nowclassic novel interview with the vampire, anne rice refreshed the archetypal vampire myth for a late20thcentury audience. Anne rice s compulsively readable novel is arguably the most celebrated work of vampire fiction since bram stokers dracula was published in 1897. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Best known for the vampire chronicles, her prevailing thematical focus is on love, death, immortality, existentialism, and the human condition. Interview with the vampire the vampire chronicles, book 1. Pdf interview with the vampire book by anne rice free. Short description of book interview with the vampire is a debut gothic horror and vampire novel by. Interview with the vampire part 1 full length audiobook. This novel is a part of a series of vampire chronicles written by the author anne rice. Anne rice in her novel interview with the vampire 1976. The following is a list of characters from anne rices the vampire chronicles, which began with the 1976 novel interview with the vampire.
Interview with the vampire, the vampire lestat, the queen of the damned by anne rice 4. Over the years rice has been asked why she chose the vampire as her hero. Rice begins where bram stoker and the hollywood versions leave off. Anne rices compulsively readable novel is arguably the most celebrated work of vampire fiction since bram stokers dracula was published in 1897. She is perhaps best known for her series of novels, the. Interview with the vampire is a vampire novel by anne rice written in 1973 and published in 1976. The first book in the vampire chronicles by anne rice. The novel, the first to feature the enigmatic vampire lestat, was followed by several sequels, collectively. If you were rice, how would you answer the question. The novel, the first to feature the enigmatic vampire lestat, was followed by several sequels, collectively known as the vampire chronicles. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read interview with the vampire. Woman of the web page anne rice is very active online, communicating often with her people of the page this is what she calls her fans, and even. The first edition of the novel was published in april 12th 1976, and was written by anne rice.
In addition to its success with readers, this novel is also known for its theatrical adaptation released in 1994, with brad pitt and tom cruise in the lead roles. Louis recounts how he became a vampire at the hands of the radiant and sinister lestat and how he became indoctrinated, unwillingly, into the vampire way of life. Interview with the vampire by anne rice sensuous, thrilling, wonderful sensuous, thrilling, wonderful. This novel is a part of a series of vampire chronicles written by the author anne. Rices books, and to some other key characters who have recurring roles in future books. Interview with the vampire is a vampire bestseller novel by anne rice written in 1973 and published in 1976. Anne rice quotes author of interview with the vampire. Supersummary, a modern alternative to sparknotes and cliffsnotes, offers highquality study guides that feature detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, quotes, and essay topics. Rice composed the novel shortly after the death of her young daughter michelle, who served as an inspiration for. This book introduces you to lestat, who is in so many of ms. When interview with the vampire was originally published the washington post said it was.
Her lush prose and vivid characters turn the dramatic plot and strange scenarios into a chilling look at good and evil, thankfully without melodrama. List of the vampire chronicles characters wikipedia. Anne rice introduces the final book in the vampire chronicles, memnoch the devil, which explores the relationship between god and the devil. Interview with the vampire ebook written by anne rice. Interview with the vampire the vampire chronicles, book 1 kindle edition by rice, anne. Rices book introduced the world to vampires that were brooding and selfloathing and squabbled like. Free download or read online interview with the vampire pdf epub book. After finally reading bram stokers dracula, i decided to read another emblematic work about the vampire myth. Interview with the vampire was a revolutionary book when it came out in 1976.
The following is a list of characters from anne rice s the vampire chronicles, which began with the 1976 novel interview with the vampire. Anne rice s vampire chronicles continue with the return of marius true child of the millennia, once mentor to the vampire lestat, always and forever the conscientious foe of the evil doer who reveals the secrets of his 2,000year existence. The novel also introduces lestat, annes most enduring character, a heady mixture of attraction and revulsion. Anne rices vampire chronicles continue with the return of marius true child of the millennia, once mentor to the vampire lestat, always and forever the conscientious foe of the evil doer who reveals. Anne rice born howard allen frances obrien is a bestselling american author of gothic, supernatural, historical, erotica, and later religious themed books. The novel, the first to feature the enigmatic vampire antihero lestat, was followed by several sequels, collectively known as the vampire chronicles. Now, more than forty years since its release, anne rice s masterpiece is more beloved than ever. Interview with the vampire, by the american writer anne rice. Praise for interview with the vampire a magnificent, compulsively readable thriller.
Not to surprisingly claudias story depicts her part in interview with the vampire, told via the graphic novel format. Interview with the vampire is the first of a long line of vampire books, and i would definitely read them in order. Interview with the vampire 0394498216 by rice, anne. Rice begins where bram stoker and the hollywood versions leave off and penetrates directly to the true fascination of the myththe education of the vampire. Another novel in the vampire chronicles was also made into a movie. The vampire chronicles, was released in 1994, starring tom cruise, brad pitt, kirsten dunst. The story is a little awkward in the sense there is little new for anyone. She is perhaps best known for her series of novels, the vampire chronicles, revolving around the central character of lestat. Interview with the vampire by anne rice and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Interview with the vampire is a novel that evokes the brilliance, the decadence, the horror of the vampires world as he pours out the erotically charged confessions of his first two hundred years as one of the living dead.
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