Interview with the Vampire Celebrates 50 Years With Special Edition and New Orleans Events
50 years after Anne Rice introduced readers to Louis, Lestat, and the supernatural side of New Orleans, Interview with the Vampire celebrates this anniversary with a special collector’s edition and a series of Halloween events in the city that inspired it.
First published in 1976, Rice’s debut novel follows Louis de Pointe du Lac, a Louisiana plantation heir whose life changes when he is transformed into a vampire by the mysterious Lestat. The novel launched Rice’s Vampire Chronicles, helped redefine modern Gothic fiction, and introduced generations of readers to her haunting interpretation of New Orleans…