Biography
"Interview with the Vampire" was and remains one of the most popular films for vampire themes. But before the screening was the book. "Mom" charismatic vampires, Ann Rice, began to write a series in the distant 1970s and continues to regularly delight fans with new stories of the world created by her, where representatives of other races live in the shadow of human civilization for many years.Childhood and youth
Ann Rice was born on October 4, 1941 by New Orleans. The girl was the second account of the 4 daughters of the Catholics of Irish origin. Her father Howard O'Brien during World War II fought in the ranks of the Navy, and returned to civil life, worked in the US postal service. Also, the man was engaged in literature, but his only novel "The Impulsive Imp" was published already posthumously.
Mother of the writer, Catherine Allen O'Brien, was a non-standard person who did not fit into generally accepted standards. Thanks to this, at birth, Ann received the name Howard Allen O'Brien. Mother considered that to give the girl a male name, and even in honor of the Father - a good idea, which also helps in the world belonging to men.
However, when, during his studies in a Catholic school, a girl introduced himself as a nun and classmates like Ann, Catherine did not object - by the time she had already realized that her daughter was confused by her real name. When confirmed, nevertheless, the girl took the name of Howard Allen Francis Alfonso Ligory O'Brien, adding the names of the saint and aunts who went into the nun.
When Ann was 15 years old, the mother, having problems with alcohol, finally cut down and died, and the girl and her sisters father sent to the Academy of St. Joseph. The writer itself describes this house as:
"Something from Jane Air ... Tempered and a terrible medieval place."Rice hated the Academy and believed that his father betrayed his children. However, in 1958, Howard O'Brien, re-married, transported the family to his own home in Richardsone, Texas.
In 1959, finishing the elder school, Ann learned in the Texas Women's University in Denton, then translated into the State College of Northern Texas, but eventually threw his studies due to lack of funds. Later, the girl moved to San Francisco and got a job as an insurance agent.
Despite the conservative beliefs, Anne had to observe the flourishing of Hippie - the street on which she lived in San Francisco was the center of this movement. The writer did not affect the magnitude of the writer, it did not affect her, she "looked like" with acids and smoked the grass, and she continued to work. In 1964, Anne managed to complete education - entered by the University of California in San Francisco, Rice finished it with a bachelor in political science.
Books
Seriously write Ann began in 1973, being influenced by a personal tragedy. Taking a story written earlier, the woman was finalized to his full-fledged novel, which called "an interview with a vampire." The image of vampires as a special kind of writer did, drawing on the character of Gloria Holden in the film "Daughter Dracula". Ann saw her heroes and described not the bloodthirsty killers, but thin and tragic characters.
The first attempts of the publication were not crowned with success, and stress brought Rice to a mental illness: it developed an obsessive-compulsive disorder that took the form of misophobia - pathological fear of dirt and microbes. After a year, passing treatment, Ann took part in the Writer Conference in Skvo-Valley, where he met his future literary agent. Already in October 1974, the novel managed to sell for $ 12 thousand "Interviews with the Vampire" was published in May 1976.
The reaction of critics at first was negative, and Ann temporarily left the genre of mysticism. After the "interview with the vampire", 2 historical works were written - the novels "Crying to Heaven" and "Holiday of All Saints". Also, the writer was created by the erotic tetrallogium "Sleeping Beauty", and Her Ann published under the male pseudonym A. N. Rokeler. The true authorship of the novels of "Sleeping Beauty" Rice revealed only in the 1990s.
In 1985, the writer returned to the "Vampire" topic by releasing the book "Vampire Lestat". Unlike the "Interview with the Vampire", this novel received a positive assessment of critics, and 75 thousand copies were sold in the first edition. In 1988, the "Queen of Cursed" came out, the circulation of which was even higher - 405 thousand copies. This book took the 1st place in the New York Times bestseller list and led 4 months in it.
The vampire series, having gained a huge success, was continued, and in 2016 the writer released the 13th book, Roman "Prince Lestat and The Realms of Atlantis". In parallel with this Rice wrote the "Mayfire Witches" trilogy, 2 novels about Jesus Christ and several books of different topics that are not included in the series.
The most popular books in the biography of the writer were and remain the novels of the Vampire series. The admirers of these books are, including many members of the LGBT community, which see the direct analogy between the vampires and people of non-traditional sexual orientation. Rice explains that it initially did not invest in the novels of such a sense, but leaves for readers the right to the truth in the eyes of the watching.
Ann's novels went beyond literary creativity and received repeated processing in other genres of art. The first emission was the picture "Interview with the Vampire", filmed by Nil Jordan. The film was starred first magnitude - Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt, as well as the Vampire Girls of Claudia debuted Young Kirsten Dunst.
In 2002, the Queen of Cursed was shielded. The forestea played Stuart Townsend, and in the role of the Vampire Vampire Akasha made a popular singer Aliya. In addition to the novel of the same name, the film uses lines from the book "Vampire Lestat". It was not possible to repeat the success of the first film "Queen of the Damned" - with a budget of $ 35 million at the rental of the tape gathered only $ 30 million. Rice herself in his blog in Facebook reported that this movie was crucial to her work on adapting the book to the screen.
In early 2010, the first book began to prepare the first book from the Dilogy of Rice about Christ - "Jesus. Return from Egypt. " The picture was removed in 2016, but did not save special success, although some critics were satisfied with the ribbon.
In addition to the cinema, the "vampire chronicles" moved to theatrical scene - in 2005, the Musical "Lestat" was presented, shown first in San Francisco, and then on Broadway. Music wrote Elton John. I liked the Ann itself, but no criticism, no viewers of the musical appreciated. "Lestat" was closed in May 2006.
The creativity of Ann was reflected in the graphic genre: in its works there were several comics, a graphic novel and manga.
Personal life
With the future husband, Stan Rais Ann met at the age of 16 at the lesson of journalism at school, and in 1961 young people got married. The girl at that time was 20 years old, and a new one after a few weeks should be 19.
On September 21, 1966, a pair had a daughter Michel, and after another 4 years in the personal life of the couple came tragedy - the girl was diagnosed leukemia. Ann later told that a few months before her daughter's illness, she dreamed, as if Michelle dies due to the fact that she had something wrong with blood. Doctors failed to cope with the disease, and on August 5, 1972 the girl died.
The second child Ann and Stan, Christopher, was born in 1978. A little later Rais, at that time had problems with alcohol after the death of her daughter, completely abandoned alcohol, so that it did not affect the child's life. Son Rice went on parental footsteps (Stan - a talented poet) and also became a writer. In 2002, Anne's husband died of oncology.
Ann has difficult relationships with a Catholic religion: in his youth, the writer considered himself atheis and returned to the Lono of the Church only in 1998. However, a number of Catholic dogmas women were not able to accept. Rice remained a supporter of feminist looks, continued to support the LGBT community and advocate for the right of abortion women.
In 2010, on his page in Facebook, the writer announced that he had no more Christian, although the figure of Jesus remains central in her life. According to Rice, she cannot reconcile with how the modern church behaves.
Ann Rice Now
Now Ann Rice does not cease to delight admirers with new books - in October 2018 another novel "Vampire Chronicles" - "Blood Communion: Tale of Prince Lestat". Also moved from the dead point of the teleadapation of the series.
In his blog in "Instagram", where Rice regularly publishes its photos, and the news of creativity, the writer on July 17, 2018 declared that the "Hulu" channel took the declection.
Perhaps fans of Ann lucky, and shooting will go in a fast pace - then lovers of the Vampire Chronicles will be able to see the series already in 2019.
Bibliography
- 1976 - "Interview with Vampire"
- 1979 - "Holiday of all saints"
- 1982 - "Plach for Heaven"
- 1983 - "Right to sleeping beauty"
- 1985 - "Vampire Lestat"
- 1988 - "Queen Cursed"
- 1989 - "Mummy, or Ramses Damned"
- 1990 - "Witch Hour"
- 1997 - "Violin"
- 2005 - "Jesus. Return from Egypt"
- 2009 - "Song of Serafimov"
- 2012 - "History of Claudia"
- 2013 - "Wolves on a fracture of winter"
- 2014 - "Prince Lestat"
- 2015 - "Kingdom of Beauty"
- 2018 - "Blood Communion: Tale of Prince Lestat"