Name: The Claiming of Sleeping Beauty
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Author: Anne Rice
ISBN: 9780452281424

Type

Physical Book

Author

Anne Rice

A. N. Roquelaure

Publisher

Penguin

Year

1983

Language

English

Pages

253

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

20.3 x 12.1 x 2.0 cm

Weight

0.21 kg.

ISBN

0452281423

ISBN13

9780452281424

Synopsis "The Claiming of Sleeping Beauty "

Before E.L. James' Fifty Shades of Grey and Sylvia Day's Bared to You, there was Anne Rice's New York Times best seller The Claiming of Sleeping Beauty In the traditional folktale of "Sleeping Beauty," the spell cast upon the lovely young princess and everyone in her castle can only be broken by the kiss of a Prince. It is an ancient story, one that originally emerged from and still deeply disturbs the mind's unconscious. In the first book of the series, Anne Rice (author of Beauty's Kingdom), writing as A.N. Roquelaure, retells the Beauty story and probes the unspoken implications of this lush, suggestive tale by exploring its undeniable connection to sexual desire. Here the Prince awakens Beauty, not with a kiss, but with sexual initiation. His reward for ending the hundred years of enchantment is Beauty's complete and total enslavement to him . . . as Anne Rice explores the world of erotic yearning and fantasy in a classic that becomes, with her skillful pen, a compelling experience. Readers of Fifty Shades of Grey will indulge in Rice's deft storytelling and imaginative eroticism, a sure-to-be classic for years to come. "Articulate, baroque, and fashionably pornographic." --Playboy"Something very special . . . at once so light and yet so haunting." --The Advocate

Anne Rice

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Anne Rice (New Orleans, October 4, 1941 - California, December 11, 2021) was a prominent American author, famous for revitalizing the gothic genre with her Vampire Chronicles series. Her best-known work, Interview with the Vampire (1976), marked the beginning of a saga that redefined the vampire myth by exploring themes of immortality, morality, and desire. With a deeply poetic and evocative style, Rice built dark worlds full of mystery, sensuality, and emotional complexity. Throughout her career, she published over 30 novels, including The Witching Hour and The Tale of the Body Thief.
Born in New Orleans, her hometown significantly influenced the atmosphere of her stories. Rice left a lasting impact on fantasy and horror literature, inspiring a new generation of writers and captivating millions of readers worldwide. Her literary legacy remains a pillar of contemporary gothic genre.

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