In The Tale of the Body Thief (1992), “Baron Van Kindergarten” is an alias that Lestat takes when he stays at the Ritz near the Place Vendôme in Paris, to read David Talbot’s manuscripts, sprawled out on the tapestried Directoire daybed. Baron Van Kindergarten is one of numerous pseudonyms used by the rock star Elton John.
For more perspectives on the “Baron Van Kindergarten” alias, read the Alphabettery entry Lestat de Lioncourt.