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6 unusual facts about Anne Rice


Anne O'Brien

Anne Rice (Howard Allen Frances O'Brien, born 1941), American author

Brothers of Jesus

Anne Rice uses the idea that Jesus had step-siblings from widower Joseph's prior marriage in her two 'Christ the Lord' novels.

Holy Innocents' Cemetery

In Anne Rice's The Vampire Lestat, Armand's coven of vampires resides in the Cimetière des Innocents when Lestat first encounters them, and they remain there until shortly before the Cemetery is finally destroyed.

Memnoch the Devil

Memnoch the Devil (1995) is the fifth novel in Anne Rice's Vampire Chronicles series, following The Tale of the Body Thief.

Of Love and Evil

Of Love and Evil is the second novel by American author Anne Rice in her Songs of the Seraphim series, which tells the story of Toby O'Dare, an assassin with a tragic past.

Vittorio the Vampire

Vittorio the Vampire (1999) is the second novel in Anne Rice's New Tales of the Vampires series.


Café du Monde

Café du Monde has appeared in multiple fictional depictions of the city including the "Dave Robicheaux" series of novels by James Lee Burke, and novels by John Connolly, Poppy Z. Brite, Sherrilyn Kenyon, Anne Rice, Kresley Cole and Nancy A. Collins.

Cathleen Falsani

Falsani is the author of the critically acclaimed book, The God Factor: Inside the Spiritual Lives of Public People, a collection of 32 spiritual profiles of famous "culture shapers" including Bono of U2, Nobel Peace Prize winner Elie Wiesel, author Anne Rice, and professional basketball player Hakeem Olajuwon.

Neil Jordan

Interview with the Vampire, like the Anne Rice book it was based on, focused on the intense, intimate interpersonal relationship of two undead men who murder humans nightly (although the pair never have sex, they are clearly lovers of a sort), accompanied by an equally lusty vampire woman who is eternally trapped in the body of a little girl.

Nicolas de Lenfent

Nicolas de Lenfent, nicknamed Nicki is a fictional character in Anne Rice's Vampire Chronicles series.

Théâtre des Vampires

According to an interview, Anne Rice claimed that when she wrote the book, she had no idea that there actually was a theatre in Paris called Theatre of Vampires.

Vroman's Bookstore

Vroman's has hosted many author readings, including celebrities like Goldie Hawn, Margaret Cho, Jimmy & Rosalynn Carter, Courtney Love, Salman Rushdie, Anne Rice, Joan Didion, Nick Hornby, Bret Easton Ellis, Neil Gaiman, David Sedaris, Chuck Palahniuk, and President Bill Clinton.


see also

Talamasca

Talamasca Caste, a fictional secret society from Anne Rice's books