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The speaker is saying that European writers have had a stronger impact on her work than American writers. She is emphasizing this preference plainly and without hesitation. The quote highlights her literary influences rather than a specific work or event.
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About Anne Rice
American author of Gothic fiction, erotic literature, and Bible fiction
Anne Rice was an American author who wrote Gothic fiction, erotic literature, and Bible fiction. She is best known for The Vampire Chronicles, the book series that made her a major figure in modern vampire fiction. She later adapted the first volume of that series into the 1994 film Interview with the Vampire, which was a commercial success. Her work is closely associated with atmospheric, dark fiction and with stories that draw on religious themes as well as the supernatural.
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Books by Anne Rice
Interview With the Vampire
1985
The Vampire Lestat
1998
The Queen of the Damned
1993
The Witching Hour
2001
Pandora
1998