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The American Writer Anne Rice, author of fantasy novels, including Interview with the vampire, who revolutionized the genre, died on Saturday at the age of 80, his family announced.
“In his last hours I sat by his hospital bed in awe of his accomplishments and courage,” his son Christopher Rice said on his Facebook page.
He said he died of complications from a stroke.
This is Anne’s son Christopher and it breaks my heart to inform you that earlier tonight Anne passed away due to complications resulting from a stroke. Below is the statement I shared on her Facebook page moments ago. pic.twitter.com/jIHYg6uewI
– Anne Rice (nAnneRiceAuthor)
December 12, 2021
Interview with a Vampire (Interview with the vampire), published in 1976 and that renewed the genre of vampire romance, was adapted for the cinema by Neil Jordan with Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt as protagonists in 1994.
Rice wrote dozens of books, some erotic, others with religious overtones, many from the “Vampire” series, which has sold more than 150 million copies worldwide.
Another of his works, Queen of the Damned (The Queen of the Damned), from 1988, was adapted into a film in 2002 by Michael Rymer.
“The immensity of our family’s pain cannot be overstated. As a mother, her support for me was unconditional: she taught me to embrace my dreams, reject conformism, and challenge the dark voices of fear and doubt,” wrote her son.
“As a writer, she taught me to challenge gender boundaries and to surrender to my obsessive passions.”
Rice will be buried in a private ceremony in New Orleans.
A public celebration will be held in the city next year, with “friends, readers and fans” invited to join in again, according to his son.
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