Lestat de Lioncourt is a fictional character

Fictional character

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 appearing in several novel

Novel

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s by Anne Rice

Anne Rice

Anne Rice is a best-selling Southern American author of metaphysical gothic fiction, Christian literature and erotica from New Orleans, Louisiana. Her books have sold nearly 100 million copies, making her one of the most widely read authors in modern history...

, including The Vampire Lestat

The Vampire Lestat

The Vampire Lestat is a novel by Anne Rice, and the second in her Vampire Chronicles, following Interview with the Vampire. Many events in the two books appear to contradict each other...

. He is a vampire

Vampire

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 and the main character in the majority of The Vampire Chronicles

The Vampire Chronicles

The Vampire Chronicles is a series of novels by Anne Rice that revolves around the fictional character Lestat de Lioncourt, a French nobleman turned into a vampire in the 18th century....

, narrated in first person.
Lestat de Lioncourt is the narrator and main character of the majority of the novels in Rice's The Vampire Chronicles series. The Vampire Lestat

The Vampire Lestat

The Vampire Lestat is a novel by Anne Rice, and the second in her Vampire Chronicles, following Interview with the Vampire. Many events in the two books appear to contradict each other...

, the second book in the series, is presented as Lestat's autobiography, and follows his exploits from his youth in Paris

Paris

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, France

France

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 and cities surrounding to his early years as a vampire fledgling.