The Vampire Lestat
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The Vampire Lestat is a bestselling gothic horror novel by Anne Rice that follows the charismatic French nobleman-turned-vampire Lestat as he recounts his transformation and centuries-spanning adventures.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Vampire Lestat canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8361764 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Vampire Lestat Context triple: [Anne Rice, notableWork, The Vampire Lestat]
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A.
Interview with the Vampire
Interview with the Vampire is a 1994 gothic horror film, based on Anne Rice’s novel, that follows a centuries-long story of immortal vampires and stars Brad Pitt and Tom Cruise.
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B.
Le Vampire
Le Vampire is a work of art or literature associated with the 19th-century French poet Charles Baudelaire, for which his Haitian-born muse Jeanne Duval served as a key inspiration.
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C.
The Vampire
"The Vampire" is a film featuring actress Lydia Reed, known for her work in mid-20th-century American cinema.
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D.
The Vampires of Venice
"The Vampires of Venice" is a 2010 Doctor Who episode featuring the Eleventh Doctor investigating mysterious, vampire-like creatures in 16th-century Venice.
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E.
Lestat (musical)
Lestat is a Broadway musical adaptation of Anne Rice's "The Vampire Chronicles," featuring music by Elton John and lyrics by Bernie Taupin.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Vampire Lestat Target entity description: The Vampire Lestat is a bestselling gothic horror novel by Anne Rice that follows the charismatic French nobleman-turned-vampire Lestat as he recounts his transformation and centuries-spanning adventures.
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A.
Interview with the Vampire
Interview with the Vampire is a 1994 gothic horror film, based on Anne Rice’s novel, that follows a centuries-long story of immortal vampires and stars Brad Pitt and Tom Cruise.
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B.
Le Vampire
Le Vampire is a work of art or literature associated with the 19th-century French poet Charles Baudelaire, for which his Haitian-born muse Jeanne Duval served as a key inspiration.
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C.
The Vampire
"The Vampire" is a film featuring actress Lydia Reed, known for her work in mid-20th-century American cinema.
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D.
The Vampires of Venice
"The Vampires of Venice" is a 2010 Doctor Who episode featuring the Eleventh Doctor investigating mysterious, vampire-like creatures in 16th-century Venice.
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E.
Lestat (musical)
Lestat is a Broadway musical adaptation of Anne Rice's "The Vampire Chronicles," featuring music by Elton John and lyrics by Bernie Taupin.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
gothic horror novel
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novel ⓘ vampire fiction ⓘ |
| author | Anne Rice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bestsellerStatus | bestselling novel ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| coverArtist | Murray Tinkelman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Akasha
NERFINISHED
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Enkil NERFINISHED ⓘ Gabrielle de Lioncourt NERFINISHED ⓘ Marius de Romanus NERFINISHED ⓘ Nicolas de Lenfent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | The Queen of the Damned NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | Interview with the Vampire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
fantasy fiction
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gothic fiction ⓘ horror fiction ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation | Queen of the Damned (2002 film, partial adaptation) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isbn | 0-394-50899-3 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | contemporary gothic ⓘ |
| literarySeriesNumber | 2 ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Lestat de Lioncourt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| narrator | Lestat de Lioncourt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
expanding the mythology of Anne Rice’s vampires
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recasting Lestat as an antihero ⓘ |
| pageCount | 481 ⓘ |
| partOfFranchise | The Vampire Chronicles franchise NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Interview with the Vampire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protagonist | Lestat de Lioncourt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1985 ⓘ |
| publisher | Alfred A. Knopf ⓘ |
| series | The Vampire Chronicles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
France
NERFINISHED
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New Orleans NERFINISHED ⓘ Paris ⓘ |
| settingPeriod |
18th century
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19th century ⓘ 20th century ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
good and evil
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identity ⓘ immortality ⓘ mythology ⓘ religion ⓘ vampires ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Vampire Lestat Description of subject: The Vampire Lestat is a bestselling gothic horror novel by Anne Rice that follows the charismatic French nobleman-turned-vampire Lestat as he recounts his transformation and centuries-spanning adventures.
Referenced by (2)
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