One of my favorite books, this novel is rich with history of precivil war new orleans and rural louisiana. Anne rice born howard allen frances obrien, october 4, 1941 is an american author of gothic fiction, christian literature, and erotic literature. A grand victorian mansion once owned by anne rice has hit the new orleans real estate market once again, only this time its undergone a complete renovation that highlights its grandeur. Tulane university has acquired the complete archives of famed author, anne rice, who was born and raised in new orleans and whose books including interview with a vampire, often drew inspiration from her home town. I found the description of new orleans,the french quarter and the people very interesting. Charles avenue, and lived in the big easy for much of her adult life. The city of new orleans, with its elaborate cemeteries and vodou heritage, was an ideal place to grow up amid a family of imaginative storytelling irish catholics.
While in new orleans, rice owned several different properties included her home mentioned above. But she told me to draw a conclusion after i read the feast of all saints. Books from the vampire chronicles were the subject of two film. In her new novel, perennial bestseller anne rice fuses her two uniquely seductive strains of narrative her vampire legend and her lore of the mayfair witches to give us a world of classic deepsouth luxury and ancestral secrets. She set six of her books, including the witching hour, in her mid19th century home on first street. Tulane acquires archive of vampire author anne rice. Peek inside anne rices former new orleans mansion curbed. In these books the wolf gift chronicles anne returns to the classic monsters and themes of supernatural literature. Kiernan, anne rice, james sallis, julie smith, and alexandrea weis. Collins, barbara hambly, lafcadio hearn, frances parkinson keyes, caitlin r.
Jul 06, 2017 new orleans is also featured prominently in rices nonvampire books, including the witching hour and the feast of all saints. Rice readers will recognize this restaurant as a favorite of the mayfair family. Having read a few of anne rices books i thought this was bound to be interesting. The latest scoop on annes activities, including tours of new orleans, the coven ball, new novels and booktours, and fan services. She married painter and poet stan rice in 1961 and had two children with him. Authors who have repeatedly or frequently used new orleans as a setting for their fiction include james lee burke, poppy z. Anne rices unauthorized french quarter tour is a historical fiction tour that blends old new orleans with presentday new orleans. New orleans anne rices unauthorized walking tour 2020. She had about 1,000 rare and unique dolls, some made of porcelain and some over 5 feet tall. And the literary heritage of one of the countrys great cities. Love her or loathe her, the new orleans native has been one of her hometowns biggest boosters. Anne rice new orleans home for sale southern living.
So, grab a cocktail and join us on our facebook page for this live event. Rice returned to the city in the 1980s and purchased several. The man was talking to him the doctor had never been inside an antebellum mansion until that spring in new orleans. Specialinterest sightseeing in new orleans frommers.
The official web site for author anne rice and her literary, personal, and business ventures. Author anne rice hails from new orleans, louisiana. It was rich, almost sweet, like the scent of jasmine and roses around our old courtyard. Jul 10, 2012 anne rice was born and raised in new orleans, louisiana. Interview with a vampire was adapted into a popular 1994 film starring tom cruise, kirsten dunst, brad pitt, and antonio banderas. New orleans has an impressive literary tradition, spawning countless topnotch writers and serving as the colorful setting for classic novels like the moviegoer by walker percy and a confederacy of dunces by john kennedy toole, as well as tennessee williams play a streetcar named desire. She is best known for her prevailing thematic focus on love, death, immortality, existentialism, and the human condition. We have provided these photographs for historical purposes, and we ask that everyone be respectful of the privacy of the new owners. The most significant novel featuring the city may be the pulitzer prize. New orleans is also featured prominently in rices nonvampire books, including the witching hour and the feast of all saints.
Stroup was visiting artist at western kentuckyuniversity for the 20072008 academic year. Heres a rare chance to take a peek into the statelyand slightly spookynew orleans home once owned by anne rice, undisputed grand dame of gothic fiction. The latest scoop on anne s activities, including tours of new orleans, the coven ball, new novels and booktours, and fan services. So far away from that gloomy new orleans corner, from the sad old city festering with secrets in its perpetual caribbean heat. Dating back to the 1880s, the victorian mansion is 8,747squarefeet with five bedrooms and five full. Sep, 2012 not to mention the many novels of vampire conjurer anne rice. Anne rice was a longtime resident of the garden district, and any tour of the area should include a stop by her former home on front street. She spent much of her early life growing up in new orleans before moving to texas and later san francisco.
New orleans tulane university has acquired the complete archives of bestselling author anne rice, who was born and raised in new orleans and whose books, including interview with the vampire. Tulane university has acquired the complete archives of famed author, anne rice, who was born and raised in new orleans and whose books including interview with a vampire, often drew inspiration from her. Feast of all saints became a miniseries in 2001 and queen of the damned was released as a film in 2002. Her most popular book, interview with the vampire, was. Oct 14, 20 heres a rare chance to take a peek into the statelyand slightly spookynew orleans home once owned by anne rice, undisputed grand dame of gothic fiction. Anne rices doll collection finds new home in pennsylvania. The mixture of real life and fantasy was very enjoyable and made the book seem so real. Anne rices archival papers, manuscripts acquired by. Her books have sold nearly 100 million copies, making her one of.
I was not new to her fiction, having read the witching hour when it first arrived at my house from the book of the month club in the 1990s. I walked the streets, savoring that long lost perfume. Her books have sold nearly 100 million copies, making her one of the most widely read authors in modern history. Garden district book shop new orleans signature book shop. The clock ticked in the long dusty hallway in new orleans. Rice, who now lives in california, was born in new orleans in 1941 and has used the city as a setting for most of her famous books, which number 30 in all and have sold more than 100 million. I decided to embark on a journey to read all of anne rices books. Completely different than most anne rice novels, this one forgoes the supernatural entirely.
Anne rice opens up about her return to new orleans, her. She holds a master of arts degree in english and creative writing from san francisco state university, as well as a bachelors degree in political science. He heard the shuffle of his patients feet as the nurse walked her. In these novels the mayfair witches become part of the vampire chronicles world. Jun 26, 2018 anne rice, author of many books, including the celebrated series, the vampire chronicles, is a new orleans native. She was the second of four daughters of irish catholic parents, katherine kay allen and howard obrien.
Rice left new orleans for california in 2005, after her husband died. Anne rice was born on 04 october 1941 in new orleans, louisiana, usa. Anne rice, born in new orleans in 1941, is best known for her vampire chronicles novels, some of the bestselling novels of all time. Elizabeths home which had been an orphanage and girls school. Most of the books below are lesser known, but each, whether fiction or fact, offers a unique slice of new orleans, making your visit to the big easy a much richer experience.
Rice s family moved into this traditionalstyle raised villa when anne was 14. Until 2004, rices collection of oneofakind dolls filled a threestory former orphanage in new orleans. Not to mention the many novels of vampire conjurer anne rice. Anne rice, author of many books, including the celebrated series, the vampire chronicles, is a new orleans native.
Author anne rice, bestknown living resident in new orleans, has left her gargantuan greek revival house and fled to gated subdivision in suburbs. Author anne rice, vampire queen of modern literature tell that to your twilightloving daughter had a thing for new orleans, which she once called a strange and decadent city. He smelled that smell again of a new orleans house in the summer, heat and old wood. With robert richard, peter gallagher, gloria reuben, jennifer beals. I had only two book written by anne rice, writing as anne rice, only two, left to read before i could say unequivocally that the witching hour was the best, anne rices masterpiece. Tulane acquires archive of vampire author anne rice abc news. Rice was christened howard allen obrien but hated her first name so much that she changed it to anne in the first grade. October 4, 1941 is a bestselling southern american author of metaphysical gothic fiction, christian literature and erotica from new orleans, louisiana. He is currently teachingat tulane university and loyola university in new orleans. May 17, 2004 author anne rice, bestknown living resident in new orleans, has left her gargantuan greek revival house and fled to gated subdivision in suburbs. Michael lewis and anne rice have become fixtures on the bestseller lists. I obviously couldnt make a list of books set in new orleans without including the vampire chronicles.
Nola is frequently associated with the supernaturalvampires, witches, ghostsand has even been called americas most haunted city. She is perhaps best known for her series of novels, the vampire chronicles, revolving around the central character of lestat. Well the book description says it all and there is nothing i could add to that. Her books have sold nearly 100 million copies, making her one of the most. Welcome to virtual happy hour, this week authors maurice carlos ruffin and morgan babst will be joining us to discuss books, writing life, new orleans, and anything else that comes to mind as we unwind with a drink and some good conversation. Shes best known for her louisianabased vampire chronicles. Characters are very compelling and rice deftly explores the nearly mind boggling complexity of race and relationships in a city where degrees of bla. Feb 03, 2020 new orleans tulane university has acquired the complete archives of bestselling author anne rice, who was born and raised in new orleans and whose books, including interview with the vampire. Anne rice s new orleans skip to next paragraph the eccentric charm and mystique of new orleans have inspired many great fiction writers, but none has even approached the colossal commercial success enjoyed by anne rice fans sporting vampire garb with pale makeup and black lipstick are just part of the scenery here. Long before sookie stackhouse or any originals, before anyone cared whether you were team edward or team jacob, there was lestatand the originator of the modern vampire era, author anne rice. I had only two book written by anne rice, writing as anne rice, only two, left to read before i could say unequivocally that the witching hour was the best, anne rice s masterpiece. Anne rice was born howard allen frances obrien on october 4, 1941. Apr 08, 2020 anne rice was born on 04 october 1941 in new orleans, louisiana, usa. Dark days in new orleans as anne rice goes suburban the new.
Her books have sold over 100 million copies world wide. Books from the vampire chronicles were the subject of two film adaptations, interview with the vampire in 1994, and queen. In 1956 her mother died of complications from alcoholism, and before long the teenage anne disavowed. Apr 29, 2015 author anne rice, vampire queen of modern literature tell that to your twilightloving daughter had a thing for new orleans, which she once called a strange and decadent city. Rices family moved into this traditionalstyle raised villa when anne was 14. The author of the vampire chronicles and the witching hour after all, lived in new orleans for years. Oct 11, 20 the author of the vampire chronicles and the witching hour after all, lived in new orleans for years. In 1961, she married stan rice, who passed away in 2002. Anne rice grew up in new orleans, spent part of her teenage years in texas. Known for her metaphysical gothic yarns, rice was born in new orleans, moved away but lived in the garden district from 1989 to 2004.
Anne rice born anne obrien on october 4th, 1941 is a bestselling american author of gothic and religiousthemed books. She gained notoriety as a writer of erotica and vampire novels. They had two children, christopher 1978 and michele 19661972. Sep 23, 2019 until 2004, rice s collection of oneofakind dolls filled a threestory former orphanage in new orleans. The feast of all saints is one of the most beautifully written books i have read. Anne rice and her new orleans vampires french quarter. Anne rice was born and raised in new orleans, louisiana.
Dark days in new orleans as anne rice goes suburban the. Anne rices new orleans skip to next paragraph the eccentric charm and mystique of new orleans have inspired many great fiction writers, but none has even approached the colossal commercial success enjoyed by anne rice fans sporting vampire garb with pale makeup and black lipstick are just part of the scenery here. In the spring of 1988, i returned to new orleans, and as soon as i smelled the air, i knew i was home. Tulane university has acquired the complete archives of bestselling author anne rice, who was born and raised in new orleans. Oct 31, 20 rice left new orleans for california in 2005, after her husband died.