born october american author gothic fiction christian literature best known popular influential series novels revolving central character books vampire chronicles subject film adaptations interview vampire queen damned born new_orleans rice spent early life moving texas later san_francisco raised catholic family young adult began professional writing career publication interview vampire living california began writing sequels novel 1980s following publicized return catholicism rice published novels christ lord egypt christ lord road fictionalized accounts certain incidents life jesus years later distanced organized christianity citing disagreement church social issues faith god remained central life considers secular rice books sold nearly million copies placing popular authors recent american history reaction early works initially mixed popular critics readers 1980s writing style literary content works deeply analyzed literary commentators married poet painter years death brain cancer age stan children died age christopher author addition vampire novels rice authored books adapted television servant bones formed basis comic book miniseries books vampire chronicles adapted comics publishers rice authored erotic fiction pen names including exit later adapted film early life new_orleans texas born october new_orleans rice second daughters parents descent allen brien father naval veteran world war lifelong resident new_orleans worked personnel executive authored novel imp published posthumously older sister later noted author fantasy horror fiction rice spent childhood teenage years new_orleans city forms backdrop works set early years marked family poverty mother alcoholism family lived rented home maternal grandmother known charles avenue rice says widely considered allen began working domestic shortly separating alcoholic husband important early influence rice life keeping family household rice mother sank deeper alcoholism allen died remained home moved charles avenue convent school owned parish closer church support addiction young child rice studied catholic institution previously attended father unusual given rice said birth apparently mother thought good idea howard father howard wanted howard thought interesting thing bit bohemian bit mad woman bit genius great deal great teacher idea naming woman howard going woman unusual advantage world according authorized biography night rice father source daughter birth thinking days associated girls effort away howard named little girl rice anne day school nun asked told nun anne considered pretty mother let knowing self conscious daughter real day knew addressed anne legally changed rice confirmed catholic_church years old took brien adding names saint aunt nun honored aunt said burden joy child strange names rice years old mother died result alcoholism soon afterward sisters placed father rice described dilapidated awful medieval type place hated wanted leave felt betrayed father november rice father married subject couple meeting rice recalled father wrote formal letter inviting lunch hand delivered house nervous note enclosed pin wear accepted invitation day pin rice sixteen father moved family north texas purchasing home richardson rice met future husband journalism class students san_francisco berkeley graduating richardson high rice completed freshman year transferred sophomore year dropped ran money unable find employment soon decided san_francisco received permission friend stay family found work insurance claims persuaded roommate join found apartment district acquired job insurance company rice soon began taking night courses male jesuit school allowed women night courses easter vacation anne returned home texas relationship return san_francisco came week long visit summer break returned texas rice moved left san_francisco august nursing program oklahoma time later anne received special delivery letter asking marry married october texas soon turned years old weeks nineteenth birthday moved san_francisco experiencing birth movement lived soon district berkeley later district totally conservative person later told new_york_times middle 1960s away everybody dropping acid smoking grass known square rice attended obtained political science daughter later nicknamed mouse born couple september rice later interrupted graduate studies candidate soon emphasis literary criticism language requirements rice words wanted writer literature student rice returned finish studies graduated stan rice instructor shortly receiving institution later chaired creative writing department retiring rice graduate program daughter diagnosed acute rice later described having dream months ill daughter dying wrong blood august died rice son christopher born berkeley california best selling author right publishing novel age rice admitted alcoholic husband quit drinking son life child writing career influences rice stated william_shakespeare sisters writers influenced work interview vampire loss daughter rice took previously written short story turned novel interview vampire based vampires character daughter established vampires elegant tragic sensitive people going feeling writing interview vampire didn lot research completing novel following publishers rice developed obsessive disorder obsessed thinking contaminated touched engaged frequent obsessive hand washing checked locks windows doors period rice says state single flaw control crazy august year therapy rice attended conducted writer conference rice met future literary agent october sold publishing rights interview vampire alfred advance hardcover rights time new authors receiving advances interview vampire published traveled europe egypt time works following publication interview vampire living california rice wrote historical novels cry heaven erotic novels claiming sleeping beauty beauty punishment beauty release pseudonym pseudonym exit rice returned vampire genre queen damned sequels interview vampire shortly june return new_orleans rice penned hour expression joy coming home rice continued popular series later grew encompass novels followed hour completing lives trilogy published violin tale haunting rice calls christ lord egypt published beginning series life jesus second volume christ lord road published march book series christ lord kingdom heaven postponed moving california december rice wrote christ lord road love evil books songs series addition memoir called darkness spiritual confession march rice announced son christopher radio dinner party completed book titled true sequel queen damned book released october reception analysis following debut interview vampire received negative reviews critics causing rice retreat temporarily supernatural genre debuted reaction critics readers positive hardcover edition book sold copies publication queen damned given initial hardcover printing copies novel main selection reached spot new_york_times best seller list staying list months rice novels popular members lgbt community perceived vampire characters symbols isolation social similarly reviewer writing boston_globe observed vampires novels represent walking alienated choice fringe subject rice commented beginning gay fans gay readers felt works involved sustained gay didn set perceived christopher little baby gay readers gay friends knew gay people lived district san_francisco gay neighborhood rice writings identified having major impact later developments genre vampire fiction rice turns vampire conventions inside writes new_york_times rice identifies vampire instead victim reversing usual focus horror reader springs realization monster self rice vampires philosophers spend debating nature good evil addition rice writing style heavily analyzed statement typical reviewers describes prose lyrical detail criticized rice writing style overly philosophical author comments writing long convoluted personal life june following success queen damned published purchased second home new_orleans stan took leave absence teaching moved new_orleans months decided permanent home rice returned catholic_church decades self december fell coma nearly died later diagnosed diabetes type dependent following recommendation husband shortly death rice underwent bypass surgery shed pounds rice nearly died common bypass surgery newsweek reported rice came close death year surgery went sudden coma year returned roman_catholic_church left return come embrace church social issues rice remained vocal supporter equality gay men including marriage rights abortion rights birth control writing extensively issues october promoting book christ lord egypt announced newsweek use life talent writing belief god renounce earlier works author note christ lord egypt rice states experienced old fashioned strict roman catholic childhood 1940s 1950s attended daily mass communion enormous decorated church stained glass windows latin mass detailed answers complex questions good evil things soul forever left church age wanted know happening seemingly good people didn believe organized religion cared behavior value lives broke church wrote novels aware reflected quest meaning world god memoir called darkness spiritual confession rice states moment surrender let theological social questions kept god countless years simply let sense profound knew know seeking know life missing entire point social historic disaster record injustice misery question integrity fate gay friend worry condemned church church stand reason simple knew happened knew disposition single soul wasn going let happen accident going hell mistake january rice announced website plans leave new_orleans cited living death husband son moving california reasons january rice largest homes sale moved community louisiana life owning chief goal said rice longer citizen new_orleans true sense sold new_york_city january completing christ lord egypt rice left new_orleans shortly events hurricane katrina august new_orleans properties flooded rice remains vocal advocate city related relief projects california leaving new_orleans rice settled california november described weather like heaven left year moving stating january weather cold purchased bedroom home california december allowing closer son los_angeles july rice auctioned large collection antique dolls chicago beginning continuing early rice began household possessions featured books jewelry wardrobe sold large portion library collection christianity july rice publicly announced disdain current state christianity facebook page stating today quit christian remain committed christ christian christianity simply impossible belong hostile infamous group years tried failed outsider conscience allow shortly clarified statement faith christ central life conversion lost world didn understand optimistic believer universe created sustained loving god crucial following christ mean following followers christ infinitely important christianity matter christianity following announcement rice critique christianity commented numerous journalists interview los_angeles_times rice elaborated view member christian church feel morally comfortable walking away organized religion respect kinds denominations kinds churches entire controversy entire conversation need walk away right response question follow christ church rice replied think basic ritual simply prayer talking god putting things hands god living god world praying god guidance absolutely faithful core principles jesus teachings rice participated second project short documentary spiritual journey april rice stated facebook post secular july rice stated facebook post christ central life way presented organized religion adaptations film directed motion picture adaptation interview vampire based rice screenplay movie starred guilt ridden louis young breakout role child vampire second film adaptation queen damned released february starring vampire singer movie combined plot points novel queen damned produced budget million film million box office facebook page rice distanced film stated feels filmmakers mutilated work adapting novel film exit based loosely book rice published starred donnell work transformed themed love story police comedy widely considered box office failure receiving near universal negative reviews film adaptation christ lord reported early stages development february reported signed produce cyrus completed script november interview long time editor rice revealed filming finished movie going post production film titled young released august acquired rights rice television rice wrote story television pilot entitled bone featuring elements horror crime fiction screenwriter penned screenplay pilot ultimately aired cbs starring showtime original miniseries directed starring nbc plans adapt rice lives trilogy miniseries project entered production theatre april musical based rice books opened palace theatre broadway having world premiere san_francisco california december music elton_john lyrics inaugural production newly established despite rice overwhelming approval praise received disappointing attendance largely negative reviews critics closed month later previews regular performances release cast recording reportedly hold indefinitely comics novels adapted comic books list adaptations date publishers years publication compiled volume queen damned published master gate shot vampire companion interview vampire hour compiled hour beginning millennium publications tale body thief numbers published dragon completed volume dragon servant bones compiled volume interview vampire story fan fiction rice initially expressed adamant stance fan fiction based works particularly opposition fiction based vampire chronicles releasing statement april efforts citing copyright issues subsequently requested net remove stories featuring characters metro reported rice developed stance issue got upset years ago thought block said easy avoid reading live let live young writer want ideas maybe fan fiction transitional phase gets gets vampire chronicles interview vampire queen damned tale body thief devil blood gold story prince prince realms atlantis new tales vampires lives hour christ lord christ lord egypt christ lord road christ lord currently hold songs love evil wolf gift chronicles wolf gift wolves miscellaneous novels feast saints cry heaven servant bones violin born atlantis pseudonym exit pseudonym claiming sleeping beauty beauty punishment beauty release non fiction called darkness spiritual confession short fiction october nicholas jean interlude playboy january master gate february
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