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{{Infobox book
| name        = Interview with the Vampire
| image       = InterviewWithTheVampire.jpg
| caption     = First edition cover
| author      = [[Anne Rice]]
| country     = United States
| language    = English
| series      = ''[[The Vampire Chronicles]]''
| genre       = [[Gothic horror]], [[Vampire fiction|vampire]]
| published   = April 12, 1976<ref name="Biblio.com Entry">{{cite web|title=Interview with the Vampire|url=https://www.biblio.com/book/interview-vampire-rice-anne/d/524949292}}</ref>
| publisher   = [[Alfred A. Knopf|Knopf]]
| media_type  = Print (hardcover, paperback)
| pages       = {{Plainlist|
* 369 (hardcover)
* 342 (paperback)
}}
| isbn        = 0-394-49821-6
| oclc        = 2132415
| preceded_by  =
| followed_by  = [[The Vampire Lestat]]
}}

'''''Interview with the Vampire''''' is a [[gothic horror]] and [[Vampire fiction|vampire novel]] by American author [[Anne Rice]], published in 1976. It was her [[debut novel]]. Based on a short story Rice wrote around 1968, the novel centers on vampire [[Louis de Pointe du Lac]], who tells the story of his life to a reporter. Rice composed the novel shortly after the death of her young daughter Michelle, who served as an inspiration for the child-vampire character [[Claudia (The Vampire Chronicles)|Claudia]]. Though initially the subject of mixed critical reception, the book was followed by many widely popular sequels, collectively known as ''[[The Vampire Chronicles]]''. A [[Interview with the Vampire (film)|film adaptation]] was released in 1994, starring [[Tom Cruise]] and [[Brad Pitt]], and a [[Interview with the Vampire (TV series)|television series]] premiered in 2022. The novel has also been adapted as a comic three times.