Anne Rice (born Howard Allen Frances OBrien) is a best-selling American author of gothic, supernatural, historical, erotica, and later religious themed books. Best known for , her prevailing thematical focus is on love, death, immortality, existentialism, and the human condition. She was married to poet for 41 years until his death in 2002. Her books have sold nearly 100 million copies, making her one of the most widely read authors in modern history.
She uses the pseudonym for adult-themed fiction (i.e., erotica) and for fiction featuring sexually explicit sado-masochism.Read Less