7880 e0a9f638-0a8d-4cc1-ba8d-a325b19e9007 Interview with the Vampire Anne Rice calibre (0.7.35) [http://calibre-ebook.com] 1997-03-18T04:15:41.756000+00:00 <h3>Amazon.com Review</h3><p>In the now-classic novel <em>Interview with the Vampire</em>, Anne Rice refreshed the archetypal vampire myth for a late-20th-century audience. The story is ostensibly a simple one: having suffered a tremendous personal loss, an 18th-century Louisiana plantation owner named Louis Pointe du Lac descends into an alcoholic stupor. At his emotional nadir, he is confronted by Lestat, a charismatic and powerful vampire who chooses Louis to be his fledgling. The two prey on innocents, give their "dark gift" to a young girl, and seek out others of their kind (notably the ancient vampire Armand) in Paris. But a summary of this story bypasses the central attractions of the novel. First and foremost, the method Rice chose to tell her tale--with Louis' first-person confession to a skeptical boy--transformed the vampire from a hideous predator into a highly sympathetic, seductive, and all-too-human figure. Second, by entering the experience of an immortal character, one raised with a deep Catholic faith, Rice was able to explore profound philosophical concerns--the nature of evil, the reality of death, and the limits of human perception--in ways not possible from the perspective of a more finite narrator.</p><p>While Rice has continued to investigate history, faith, and philosophy in subsequent Vampire novels (including <em>Interview</em> remains a treasured masterpiece. It is that rare work that blends a childlike fascination for the supernatural with a profound vision of the human condition. <em>--Patrick O'Kelley</em></p><h3>From Library Journal</h3><p>Rice turned the vampire genre on its ear with this first novel (LJ 5/1/76), which evolved into one of the most popular series in recent history. Though the quality of the books has declined, this nonetheless is a marvelous, innovative, and literate tale of the longing for love and the search for redemption. This 20th-anniversary edition offers a trade-size paperback for a good price.<br />Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc. </p> Random House, Inc. 9780345409645 en Fantasy:Vampires