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Hannibal Rising

By Thomas Harris

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| Mass Market Paperback | 9780440244486

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Book Description

HE IS ONE OF THE MOST HAUNTING CHARACTERS
IN ALL OF LITERATURE.

AT LAST THE EVOLUTION OF HIS EVIL
IS REVEALED.

Hannibal Lecter emerges from the nightmare of the Eastern Front, a boy in the snow, mute, with a chain around his neck.

He seems utterly alone, but he has brougContinue

HE IS ONE OF THE MOST HAUNTING CHARACTERS
IN ALL OF LITERATURE.

AT LAST THE EVOLUTION OF HIS EVIL
IS REVEALED.

Hannibal Lecter emerges from the nightmare of the Eastern Front, a boy in the snow, mute, with a chain around his neck.

He seems utterly alone, but he has brought his demons with him.

Hannibal’s uncle, a noted painter, finds him in a Soviet orphanage and brings him to France, where Hannibal will live with his uncle and his uncle’s beautiful and exotic wife, Lady Murasaki.

Lady Murasaki helps Hannibal to heal. With her help he flourishes, becoming the youngest person ever admitted to medical school in France.

But Hannibal’s demons visit him and torment him. When he is old enough, he visits them in turn.

He discovers he has gifts beyond the academic, and in that epiphany, Hannibal Lecter becomes death’s prodigy.


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Critics

  • Hannibal Rising

    So we have the fifth novel by the reclusive Tom Harris and the fourth to feature the extraordinary Hannibal Lecter. We’ve seen the good doctor progress from the sidelines in ‘Red Dragon’, to supporting role in ‘The Silence of the Lambs’, to centre st ... (read full critics)

    shotsmag published on Wed, 29 Sep 2010

  • So that's why Hannibal eats people

    Hannibal Rising by Thomas Harris Weidenfeld & Nicolson £17.99, pp325 The brothers Grimm have a lot to answer for. The most powerful part of Hannibal Rising, the long-awaited fourth novel about the cannibal serial killer Hannibal Lecter, is the first ... (read full critics)

    guardian.co.uk published on Sat, 25 Sep 2010

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  • Not as good as The Silence of the Lamb, but if you resd the last you need to read the first. Gotcha!

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    jelabino said on Aug 24, 2010 about the Hardcover edition | Add your feedback

  • I just had to have this book when it was published but then I couldn't bring myself to finishing it. Thomas Harris subtle style of writing does not make for an easy read for non-native readers.

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    kalkulon said on Aug 1, 2008 about the Hardcover edition | Add your feedback

  • This book offers the background behind Hannibal Lecter, but it is the worst of the series in my opinion. It just didn't have the storyline of the other books. Good to read if you want to know more of Dr. Lecter's childhood.

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    Dave Sanders said on Feb 25, 2008 | Add your feedback

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