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The Feast of All Saints is a historical novel by American author Anne Rice published in 1979 by Simon & Schuster. [1] Plot summary. This novel is about the gens de couleur libres, or free people of color, who lived in New Orleans before the Civil War.
Nov 11, 2001 · The Feast of All Saints: Directed by Peter Medak. With Robert Ri'chard, Peter Gallagher, Gloria Reuben, Jennifer Beals. Set in nineteenth-century New Orleans, the story depicts the gens de couleur libre, or the Free People of Colour, a dazzling yet damned class caught between the world of white privilege and black oppression.
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Jan 1, 2001 · The Feast of All Saints. Anne Rice. 3.87. 18,350 ratings475 reviews. In the days before the Civil War, there lived in New Orleans the gens de couleur libre - copper-skinned half-castes, liberated by their owners, but confined by their color to a life of political nonexistence and social subordination.
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Sep 12, 1986 · by Anne Rice (Author) 4.5 381 ratings. See all formats and editions. In the days before the Civil War, there lived a Louisiana people unique in Southern histroy. Though descended from African slaves, they were also descended from the French and Spanish who enslaved them.
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All Saints' Day, also known as All Hallows' Day, the Feast of All Saints, the Feast of All Hallows, the Solemnity of All Saints, and Hallowmas, is a Christian solemnity celebrated in honour of all the saints of the Church, whether they are known or unknown.
All Saints’ Day, in the Christian church, a day commemorating all the saints of the church, both known and unknown, who have attained heaven. It is celebrated on November 1 in the Western churches and on the first Sunday after Pentecost in the Eastern churches. In Roman Catholicism, the feast is usually a holy day of obligation.
Technical Specs. Duration. 1h 43m. TCM Emails. Chronicles the lives of four "free people of color," descendants of African slaves and their French and Spanish owners who lived in Louisiana before the Civil War. The story focuses on Marcel Ste, Marie, his sister Marie Ste. Marie, and their close friends Anna Bella Monroe and Richard...
