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HorrorHistorical Fiction

The Feast of All Saints

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  • 1979 first published
  • 640 pages
  • 24 editions
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Published in 1979, The Feast of All Saints is a horror and historical fiction play by Anne Rice. Much of the action takes place in New Orleans, La.. Readers will find themes of Louisiana, city and town life and Drama.

57 Open Library readers have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 24 editions.

It runs to roughly 640 pages — 11–12 hours of reading at an average pace.

About The Feast of All Saints

Set in 1840's New Orleans, this historical novel traces the journey of the community of free people of color who were feared and ignored by whites. Suspended between worlds of black and white, finding stability only int their own community, they live in tension and ambiguity that form their greatest strength and their greatest weakness. The protagonist is a 14 year old boy named Marcel with one white and one free black parent. Together with his sister and two close friends they deal with the transition of adolescence and its mirror in the ambiguity of their social position. Marcel awakens when his idol, a famous novelist and free man of color comes to New Orleans to open a school. Marcel has been promised an education by his rich white father and Marcel intends to make it at Christophe's school. Meanwhile, his sister Marie is being courted by a prosperous and respected friend of Marcel's, but her vulnerability and the plans of other jeopardize her happiness. Marcel is making his own journey to adulthood through relationships with Christophe and his family. When it is announced that Marcel is to learn a trade to support himself instead of finish academic study, Marcel rebels, is removed from school, and wanders seeking the truth about who he is and what he was meant to do.
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Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Setting

Subjects

  • Louisiana
  • New orleans, La.
  • Historical
  • Horror
  • City and town life
  • Historical Fiction
  • Drama

Quick answers

Who wrote The Feast of All Saints?

The Feast of All Saints was written by Anne Rice and first published in 1979.

What genre is The Feast of All Saints?

It is usually shelved as Horror and Historical Fiction.

How long is The Feast of All Saints?

The median edition has 640 pages, about 11–12 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to The Feast of All Saints?

Readers who like it often enjoy Pearl in the Mist, A Good Night for Ghosts and The Terror.

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