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1983 ANNE RICE WRITING AS A.N. ROQUELAURE BOOK SERIES - PAPERBACK (EXCELLENT CONDITION)
1983 ANNE RICE WRITING AS A.N. ROQUELAURE BOOK SERIES - PAPERBACK (EXCELLENT CONDITION)
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A.N. Roquelaure is the pseudonym used by bestselling author Anne Rice (1941–2021) to publish a series of explicitly erotic, BDSM-themed fantasy novels, most notably The Sleeping Beauty Quartet. Published in the 1980s, these books were designed to explore the "dark side of sexuality" and the psychology of human desire, reinterpreting the classic fairy tale as a story of total sexual enslavement and surrender.
The Sleeping Beauty Quartet (A.N. Roquelaure)
- The Claiming of Sleeping Beauty (1983): Introduces the world where the Prince awakens Beauty not with a kiss, but through sexual initiation and enslavement.
- Beauty's Punishment (1984): Continues the story as Beauty is sold into further servitude.
- Beauty's Release (1985): The third installment in the original trilogy.
- Beauty's Kingdom (2015): A fourth, later addition to the series.
Key Aspects of the Work
- Genre and Content: The books are considered forerunners to modern erotic fiction like Fifty Shades of Grey, focusing on themes of bondage, discipline, submission, and dominance.
- Reason for Pseudonym: Rice chose the name to explore "literary porn" and to have the creative freedom to write explicit material that differed from her popular gothic supernatural novels.
- Context: While some critics found the material disturbing, others saw it as a serious exploration of sexual fantasy.
Under the Roquelaure name, Rice established a reputation for lush, descriptive prose applied to taboo subject matter, exploring the "predator in each of us"
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