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  • New Orleans (La.)

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First published
First published in November 1990. Source: Wikidata, checked November 6, 2026.
Awards and honors
It received the Locus Award for Best Horror Novel in 1991. Source: Wikidata, citing sfadb.com, checked November 6, 2026.

About Anne Rice

Born
Born in New Orleans, United States, in 1941. Source: Wikidata and the place's own entry, checked November 6, 2026.
Also writes as
Wikidata lists Anne Rampling as a pen name of Anne Rice. Source: Wikidata, with no reference of its own, checked November 6, 2026.
Also writes as
Wikidata lists A. N. Roquelaure as a pen name of Anne Rice. Source: Wikidata, with no reference of its own, checked November 6, 2026.

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