Mystery/Adventure

Hannibal Rising (Hannibal Lecter)

by Thomas Harris

________________________ hannibal lecter wasn't born a monster. he was made one. hannibal lecter emerges from the nightmare of the Eastern front of world War II, a boy in the snow, mute, with a chain around his neck. He will not speak of what happened to him and his family. 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. There, hannibal lives with his uncle and his uncle's beautiful and exotic wife, lady murasaki, who helps him to heal - and flourish. But hannibal's demons are not so easily defeated. Throughout his young life, They visit him and torment him. When he is old enough, he visits them in turn - and in the fog of traumatic memory, he discovers that he has gifts far beyond what he imagined...

Age

18+

Language

English

Pages

432

Publisher

‎ Arrow

Reading level

Medium

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