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The Vampire Lestat
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Overview
The Vampire Lestat (1985) is a novel by Anne Rice, which was published as a sequel to her 1976 novel Interview with the Vampire. The novel follows the experiences of Lestat de Lioncourt, an 18th-century French nobleman who becomes a vampire. Throughout the work, Rice explores such themes as The Performance of Vampirism and Humanity, The Tensions Between Good and Evil, and The Importance of the Arts. After The Vampire Lestat was published, Rice’s titular character continued to feature as the protagonist of several more vampire novels, including Queen of the Damned. Parts of The Vampire Lestat were included in the 2002 film Queen of the Damned, and in the 2022 AMC television show Interview with the Vampire. Rice won the lifetime achievement award from the Bram Stoker Awards, and The Vampire Lestat was nominated for a World Fantasy Award. It remains an influential work of vampire fiction.
This guide uses the 1986 Ballantine paperback edition.
Content Warning: The source material includes enslavement, incarceration, death by suicide, fantasy violence, and abusive relationships.
Plot Summary
The Vampire Lestat begins in the 1980s when Lestat rises after sleeping under the earth while healing from being attacked in Interview with the Vampire.
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