Книга: Anne Rice «Vittorio, the Vampire: New Tales of the Vampires»
Производитель: "Random House, Inc." Educated in the Florence of Cosimo de`Medici, trained in knighthood at his father`s mountaintop castle, Vittorio inhabits a world of courtly splendor and country pleasures - a world suddenly threatened when his entire family is confronted by an unholy power. In the midst of this upheaval, Vittorio is seduced by the beautiful and sinister vampire Ursula - setting in motion a chilling chain of events that will mark his life for eternity. Against a backdrop of the wonders - both sacred and profane - and the beauty and ferocity of Renaissance Italy, Anne Rice creates a passionate and tragic legend of doomed young love and lost innocence. Издательство: "Random House, Inc." (2001)
ISBN: 978-0-345-42239-2 |
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Anne Rice
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occupation = Novelist, Author
genre = Horror,
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website = http://www.annerice.com
Anne Rice (born Howard Allen O'Brien on
Early years
Rice was born Howard Allen O'Brien and spent most of her early life in New Orleans,
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."
Rice became "Anne" on her first day of school, when a nun asked her what her name was. She told her "Anne", having felt it was a pretty name. Her mother, who was with her, let it go without correcting her, knowing how self-conscious her daughter was of her real name. From that day on, everyone she knew addressed her as "Anne".
Writing career
In 1958, when Rice was 17, her father moved the family to north
Rice and her husband had a daughter Michele, who was born on
She completed her first book, "
Her fiction is often described as lush and descriptive, and her characters' sexuality is fluid, often displaying
Return to Catholicism
In 1998, after spending most of her adult life as a self-described
In an interview with "Christianity Today", headlined [http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2005/012/11.50.html "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
Leaving New Orleans
Rice discovered she had
In 2002,
On
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,
Amazon.com incident
On
Interview with Dr. James Dobson of Focus on the Family
An audio interview Ms. Rice did with Dr. James Dobson of Focus on the Family published on October 7, 2008, is on the [http://listen.family.org/daily/A000001547.cfm Focus on the Family website] , and a link to the interview is also posted on [http://www.annerice.com/ Anne's official website] .
Adaptations
Film
In 1994,
A second film adaptation of the "Vampire Chronicles" came out in 2002. Starring
A 1994 film titled "
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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 "" was planned but later canceled.
Theatre
On
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
In 1997, a ballet adaptation of Interview with the Vampire premiered in Prague.
Fan fiction
Rice has an adamant stance against
Music inspired by Rice's novels
[bithes 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".
Guitarist extraordinaire
The
The
Punk/goth band
The Italian band
Mexican band Santa Sabina [http://www.santasabina.com.mx] dedicates a song to Rice's vampire character Louis: "Una canción para Louis"
Japanese
Bibliography
Novels: (Chronological)
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* "Merrick (2000)"
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* "" (2005)
* "" (2008)
Under the pseudonym Anne Rampling:
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* "Belinda" (1986)
Under the pseudonym A. N. Roquelaure:
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* "Beauty's Punishment" (1984)
* "Beauty's Release" (1985)
Short fiction:
* "October 4th, 1948" (1965)
* "Nicholas and Jean" (first ch. 1966)
* "The Master of Rampling Gate" (Vampire Novel) (1982)
ee also
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References
;Specific references
;Other sources
* Rice, Anne (2005), "Author's Note" in "", Alfred A. Knopf, New York. ISBN 0-375-41201-8
External links
* [http://www.annerice.com Anne Rice's official website]
* [http://theatredesvampires1791.com Theatre des Vampires] Information about Anne Rice, news about her latest projects, links to vampire-related sites and more.
* [http://www.randomhouse.com.au/Authors/Default.aspx?Page=Author&ID=Rice,%20Anne Anne Rice at Random House Australia]
* [http://www.amazon.com/gp/cdp/member-reviews/AB4F6UHL20U95/ Reviews written by Anne Rice on amazon.com]
* [http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-4393901484125632453&q=innerviews InnerVIEWS with Ernie Manouse: Anne Rice] (TV Interview)
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* [http://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/04/opinion/04rice.html?ei=5090&en=ce2f33f8719dba9c&ex=1283486400&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss&pagewanted=print Anne Rice: Do You Know What It Means to Lose New Orleans?] (regarding Hurricane Katrina)
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/4946032.stm BBC News: "Disappointing start for Elton musical"]
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* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0723351/ Anne Rice on IMDB]
* [http://www.fantasyliterature.net/riceanne.html Reviews, synopses, and cover art at FantasyLiterature.net]
* [http://www.onpointradio.org/shows/2008/03/20080313_b_main.asp Anne Rice on NPR's On Point with Tom Ashbrook]
* [http://www.bustedhalo.com/features/anne-rice-part1 The Anne Rice Interview with Busted Halo (video)]
* [http://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/Jeanna_F._Gallo Memory Alpah (a Star Trek Wiki) article on Jeanna F. Gallo a pseudonym Rice]
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