Hannibal Rising
by Thomas Harrisliterary work· published 2006
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Hannibal Rising is a novel by American author Thomas Harris, published in 2006. It is a prequel to his three previous books featuring his most famous character, the cannibalistic serial killer Dr. Hannibal Lecter. The novel was released with an initial printing of at least 1.5 million copies and met with a mixed critical response.
Adaptations (2)
Hannibal Rising has been adapted 2 times, across film and television series, from 2007 to 2013. The most recent is Hannibal (2013).
Hannibal Rising2007 · film · 121 min · dir. Peter Webber · IMDb ↗The story of the early, murderous roots of the cannibalistic killer, Hannibal Lecter – from his hard-scrabble Lithuanian childhood, where he witnesses the repulsive lengths to which hungry soldiers will go to satiate themselves, through his sojourn in France, where as a medical student he hones his appetite for the kill.
Hannibal2013 · television series · 44 min · IMDb ↗IMDb8.5Both a gift and a curse, Graham has the extraordinary ability to think like his prey—he sees what they see, feels what they feel. But while Graham is pursuing an especially troubling, cannibalistic murderer, Special Agent Jack Crawford teams him with a highly respected psychiatrist – a man with a taste for the criminal minded – Dr. Hannibal Lecter.
