title: Interview with the Vampire
author:  Anne Rice 
description: Here are the confessions of a vampire. Hypnotic, shocking, and chillingly erotic, this is a novel of mesmerizing beauty and astonishing forcea story of danger and flight, of love and loss, of suspense and resolution, and of the extraordinary power of the senses. It is a novel only Anne Rice could write.
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  **Interview With The Vampire**
  
  
  **by Anne Rice**
  
  
  "I see . . .' said the vampire thoughtfully, and slowly he walked across the
  room towards the window. For a long time he stood there against the dim light
  from Divisadero Street and the passing beams of traffic. The boy could see the
  furnishings of the room more clearly now, the round oak table, the chairs. A
  wash basin hung on one wall with a mirror. He set his brief case on the table
  and waited.
  
  
  "But how much tape do you have with you?" asked the vampire, turning now so
  the boy could see his profile. "Enough for the story of a life?"
  
  
  "Sure, if it's a good life. Sometimes I interview as many as three or four
  people a night if I'm lucky. But it has to be a good story. That's only fair,
  isn't it?"
  
  
  "Admirably fair," the vampire answered. "I would like to tell you the story of
  my life, then. I would like to do that very much."
  
  
  "Great," said the boy. And quickly he removed the small tape recorder from his
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