Back দ্য টেল অব দ্য বডি থিফ Bengali/Bangla Nachtmahr (Roman) German El ladrón de cuerpos Spanish Le Voleur de corps French Il ladro di corpi Italian Opowieść o złodzieju ciał Polish The Tale of the Body Thief Portuguese Povestea hoțului de trupuri Romanian История похитителя тел Russian De dödligas förförare Swedish
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| Author | Anne Rice |
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| Cover artist | Chip Kidd (designer) The Rape of the Sabine Women (1574–1582) by Giambologna |
| Language | English |
| Series | The Vampire Chronicles |
| Genre | Gothic, Horror |
| Published | October 4, 1992 |
| Publisher | Knopf |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover, Paperback) & audio book |
| Pages | 448 (hardcover & paperback edition) |
| ISBN | 978-0-679-40528-3 (hardcover edition) |
| OCLC | 26703895 |
| 813/.54 20 | |
| LC Class | PS3568.I265 T34 1992 |
| Preceded by | The Queen of the Damned |
| Followed by | Memnoch the Devil |
The Tale of the Body Thief is a vampire novel by American writer Anne Rice, the fourth in her The Vampire Chronicles series, following The Queen of the Damned (1988). Published in 1992, it continues the adventures of Lestat, specifically his efforts to regain his lost humanity during the late 20th century. Chapters from the book appeared in the October 1992 issue of Playboy.