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- Author
- Anne Rice
- First published
- 1976
- Editions
- 83
- Subjects
- gothic horror, vampire literature, Vampires, Translations into Spanish, Fiction, Novela, Spanish imprints, Spanish fiction
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Key facts
- Author
- Anne Rice
- Language
- English
- Series
- The Vampire Chronicles
- Genre
- Gothic horror , vampire
- Published
- April 12, 1976
- Publisher
- Knopf
- Publication place
- United States
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Interview with the Vampire is a gothic horror and vampire novel by American author Anne Rice, published in 1976. It was her debut novel. Based on a short story Rice wrote around 1968, the novel centers on vampire Louis de Pointe du Lac, who tells the story of his life to a reporter. Rice composed the novel shortly after the death of her young daughter Michele, who served as an inspiration for the child-vampire character Claudia.
Though initially the subject of mixed critical reception, the book was followed by many widely popular sequels, collectively known as The Vampire Chronicles.