U-Anne Rice umbhali we Ukuxoxisana neVampire kanye nawo wonke umtapo wezincwadi wezihloko owashintsha uhlobo nefilimu njengoba sazi ukuthi udlule emhlabeni eneminyaka engu-80. URice ushone ngoMgqibelo ebusuku ngenxa yezinkinga ezibangelwe yisifo sohlangothi. Indodana yakhe uChristopher Rice yangena ezinkundleni zokuxhumana ukuze yabelane ngezindaba ezibuhlungu nabo bonke abalandeli bayo abaningi.

“Phambilini namhlanje ebusuku, umama, u-Anne Rice, udlule emhlabeni ngenxa yezinkinga ezibangelwe isifo sohlangothi. Wasishiya cishe iminyaka eyishumi nesishiyagalolunye kuze kube usuku ubaba, umyeni wakhe uStan, ashona ngalo. Ngezansi kunesitatimende engisithumele ekhasini lakhe le-Facebook emizuzwini edlule.” Indodana, uChristopher Rice wabhala.

Okunamathiselwe bekuvela kuFacebook ka-Anne Rice. Lapho uChristopher eqala khona ukuzwa izindaba.

"Abantu Abathandekayo Bekhasi. Lena indodana ka-Anne uChristopher futhi iphula inhliziyo yami ukukulethela lezi zindaba ezibuhlungu. Ngaphambilini kulobubusuku, u-Anne udlule emhlabeni ngenxa yezinkinga ezibangelwe isifo sohlangothi. Wasishiya cishe iminyaka eyishumi nesishiyagalolunye kuze kube usuku ubaba, umyeni wakhe uStan, ashona ngalo. Ubukhulu bosizi lomkhaya wethu abunakugcizelelwa. Njengomama, ukungeseka kwakhe kwakungenamibandela - wangifundisa ukwamukela amaphupho ami, ngenqabe ukuvumelana futhi ngiphonsele inselelo amazwi amnyama okwesaba nokuzinyeza. Njengombhali, wangifundisa ukweqa imingcele yohlobo futhi ngizinikele ekushisekeleni kwami ​​okukhulu. Emahoreni akhe okugcina, ngahlala eduze nombhede wakhe wasesibhedlela ngimangele ngalokho akufezile nesibindi sakhe, ngikhumbula impilo eyasisusa emagqumeni anenkungu e-San Francisco Bay Area saya emigwaqweni emangalisayo yaseNew Orleans saya kokucwayiza. i-Vistas ye-Southern California. Njengoba evalelisa u-Anne, udadewabo omncane uKaren wathi, “Yeka indlela osigibele ngayo, ngane.” Ngicabanga ukuthi singavumelana sonke. Masithole induduzo ethembeni esinalo lokuthi u-Anne manje uzibonela mathupha izimpendulo ezikhazimulayo zemibuzo eminingi emikhulu engokomoya kanye neyendawo yonke, ukufuna okwachaza ukuphila nomsebenzi wakhe. Kuyo yonke iminyaka yakhe yokugcina, amagalelo akho kuleli khasi amlethele injabulo enkulu, kanye nomuzwa ojulile wobungani nomphakathi. U-Anne uzongcwatshwa e-mausoleum yomndeni wethu emathuneni aseMetairie eNew Orleans emcimbini wangasese. Ngonyaka ozayo, umgubho wempilo yakhe uzokwenzeka eNew Orleans. Lo mcimbi uzovuleleka emphakathini futhi uzomema ukuthi abangani bakhe, abafundi nabalandeli bakhe abamlethele injabulo nogqozi olunjalo empilweni yakhe yonke."

Ilayisi laliyindida. Uphule isikhunta njalo futhi futhi wanika abalandeli indawo ephephile lapho kwakungekho khona ukwahlulela indawo ephephile enabalingiswa abahle abadalile. Ubengumbhali okhuluma ngokungagwegwesi owayehlale exhumana nenqwaba yabalandeli bakhe.

URice wazalwa ngo-1941 eNew Orleans. Kulapho anikeza khona ukuphila kwabalingiswa bakhe abahamba phambili nabakhumbulekayo abavela ku-Lestat the vampire nokunye. Imihlaba yakhe exhumene njalo inika abalandeli lokho ababekulindele. Umsebenzi kaRice wawumunye futhi wawuhluke njengezigxivizo zeminwe yakhe.

Ilayisi isenochungechunge olubili oluza ku-AMC. Bobabili Izimpilo ze Abathakathi baseMayfair futhi IziKronike zeVampire zizokwenziwa ziphile ngendawo yesikhulumi maduze.

Umsebenzi kaRice ufana naye nabalingiswa abakuye IziKronike zeVampire uyophila kuze kube phakade.

Lena indodana ka-Anne uChristopher futhi kuyangiphula inhliziyo ukunazisa ukuthi namuhla kusihlwa u-Anne ushonile ngenxa yezinkinga ezibangelwe isifo sohlangothi. Ngezansi isitatimende engabelana ngaso ekhasini lakhe le-Facebook emizuzwini edlule. pic.twitter.com/jIHYg6uewI

— Anne Rice (@AnneRiceAuthor) December 12, 2021