Her mother said “If she wants to be Anne, let her be Anne” (Smith, 1996). On her first day of school in 1947, when her teaching nun asked what her name was, she said ‘‘Anne’’ before her mother could reply. She started writing stories very early in school. New Orleans gave her both Catholicism and voodoo, a potent inspiration for any beginning writer. Alphonsus Church, the same church which later proved to be the setting in which all the Mayfair witches were baptized in Anne Rice novels. Her parents gave her this name because they thought it was a powerful name would be an asset to her future. Her Early DaysĪnne Rice was born on October 4, 1941, in New Orleans as Howard Allen O’Brien. Her most popular novels, such as Interview with the Vampire (1976) and The Witching Hour (1990), though situated within the gothic narrative tradition, go far beyond the conventions of the formula and explore important contemporary social issues (Hoppenstand and Browne, 1996). What is interesting is that Anne Rice’s immensely popular horror fiction attracts both the academic reader and the general reader with equal ease. Her works both entertain and challenge readers. The novels of Anne Rice explore the realms of good and evil, love and alienation, pageantry and ritual, each a reflection of her own moral journey. Her books are rich tapestries of history, belief, philosophy, religion, and compelling characters that force the readers to see beyond the physical world one perceives. Her faith in Christianity has been restored and she now writes books on Jesus Christ.Īnne Rice is one of the successful and prolific authors of America who is well known for her epic stories that deal with both real and supernatural worlds. Anne Rice returned in to New Orleans during her later years and continued writing. Anne Rice’s Vampire Chronicles was a successful series of eleven novels. She wrote sexual erotica such as Exit to Eden in 1985 and Belinda in 1986The Claiming of Sleeping Beauty, which was published in 1983, Beauty’s Punishment in 1984, and Beauty’s Release in 1985. Anne tasted success with her book Interview with the Vampire in 1976 which was followed by The Feast of All Saints (1979) and Cry to Heaven (1980).
She married Stan Rice, a poet and in 1978 had her first son Christopher and later had a daughter Michelle. Born in New Orleans, Anne Rice grew up with strong religious convictions, till her mother’s death in 1956, when she lost her faith. Anne Rice is one of the most famous and successful writers of America who is well known for her works of fiction dealing with supernatural elements combined with elements of history and religion.
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