Hannibal is a novel by Thomas Harris, a third part of a series involving his iconic psychopathic character Hannibal Lecter. The novel takes place seven years after the events of The Silence of the Lambs and deals with the intended revenge of one of Hannibal Lecter's victims. The novel also is the source material for the film Hannibal, directed by Ridley Scott. Image File history File links Hannibalcover. ... This article is about the author Thomas Harris. ... For other uses, see Country (disambiguation). ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Hannibal Lecter is a fictional character in a series of novels by author Thomas Harris. ... The thriller is a broad genre of literature, film, and television. ... A publisher is a person or entity which engages in the act of publishing. ... Dell Publishing was an American publisher of books, magazines, and comic books. ... is the 159th day of the year (160th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ... Hardcover books A hardcover (or hardback or hardbound) is a book bound with rigid protective covers (typically of cardboard covered with cloth, heavy paper, or sometimes leather). ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article may require cleanup. ... “ISBN” redirects here. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article is about the author Thomas Harris. ... Hannibal Lecter is a fictional character in a series of novels by author Thomas Harris. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Hannibal Lecter is a fictional character in a series of novels by author Thomas Harris. ... Hannibal is a 2001 film directed by Ridley Scott, adapted from the Thomas Harris novel of the same name. ... Sir Ridley Scott (born November 30, 1937 in South Shields, South Tyneside) is a British film director and producer. ...

Plot summary

Hannibal is set after The Silence of the Lambs. Dr. Hannibal Lecter, the cannibalistic murderer, having escaped from custody seven years earlier, is still eluding the FBI. Special agent Clarice Starling, who had interviewed Dr. Lecter during his incarceration to gain insight into the mind of the serial killer Buffalo Bill, is on the case to capture him. In order to convince the FBI directors that Starling needs to be terminated, Starling's nemesis in the U.S. Department of Justice, Paul Krendler, implies that an inappropriate relationship exists between Starling and Lecter. After a private reward is issued from Lecter's only surviving victim, the disgustingly disfigured wealthy child molester Mason Verger, Krendler attempts to put Starling in distress, so that Lecter will come out of hiding in order to comfort her. For the time being, she is retained simply to help him catch Lecter, so that he will get the reward. Cannibalism is the act or practice of eating members of the same species, e. ... The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is a federal criminal investigative, intelligence agency, and the primary investigative arm of the United States Department of Justice (DOJ). ... Clarice M. Starling is a fictional character in the novels The Silence of the Lambs and Hannibal by Thomas Harris. ... Buffalo Bill is a fictional character and the main antagonist featured in the 1988 novel The Silence of the Lambs by Thomas Harris and its 1991 movie adaptation, in which he was played by Ted Levine. ... Paul Krendler is a fictional character appearing in the latter two novels in Thomas Harriss Hannibal Lecter series, The Silence of the Lambs and Hannibal. ... ... Mason Verger is a fictional character in the novel Hannibal. ...

Years earlier, Lecter had persuaded Verger to cut off his own face with mirror shards while under the influence of drugs, before he broke Verger's neck. Surprisingly, Verger didn't die. As a billionaire, he could afford the best medical care and rehabilitation: he survives in relative comfort in his vast country estate. As revenge Verger intends to mutilate Lecter by feeding him piece-by-piece to specially bred boars, kept on a farm in Corsica by a family descended from many generations of brigands and kidnappers. They train the boars in a curious way: They place a scarecrow-like effigy, made of old clothes stuffed with sausage and other meat, in front of the boars, while playing the tape-recorded screams of torture victims. This whets the boars' appetite enough to attack a living victim, if they can find one. Verger thinks he can. For other uses, see Corsica (disambiguation). ... Butch Cassidy, a famous outlaw An outlaw, a person living the lifestyle of outlawry, is most familiar to contemporary readers as a stock character in Western movies. ... In criminal law, kidnapping is the taking away of a person against the persons will, usually to hold the person in false imprisonment (confinement without legal authority) for ransom or in furtherance of another crime. ...

Lecter is discovered to be residing in Florence, Italy, under the false name Dr. Fell. Since he is fluent in Tuscan and an expert on Dante and italian Renaissance art, he is appointed curator of library and museum located in an elegant palazzo dating from Dante's time, updated with modern conveniences: plumbing, wiring, an elevator, an Internet connection. During this time, Krendler plants a romantic letter from Lecter in Starling's office, and upon seeing this falsified letter, the FBI terminates her. Having discovered the true identity of Dr. Fell, the police commissioner of Florence, named Pazzi, assembles a team of independent workers and attempts to capture Lecter. Starling intercepts the plot and attempts to warn him against capturing Lecter. We are introduced to Dr Fell, as are his new patrons, at a lecture on Dante, suicide, hanging, and embezzlement, describing in detail two cases: Judas Iscariot and a certain 15th-century Pazzi. The modern Pazzi, while listening to the lecture, has brought Verger's Corsican minions to the palazzo to capture Lecter; instead, Lecter captures Pazzi and kills him as one of his ancestors had been, hanging him from a balcony, with one choice: bowels in, or out. hearing no reply from Pazzi, Lecter disembowels him before pushing him off the balcony. This article is about the city in Italy. ... Tuscany (Italian Toscana) is a region in central Italy, bordering on Latium to the south, Umbria to the east, Emilia-Romagna and Liguria to the north, and the Tyrrhenian Sea to the west. ... DANTE is also a digital audio network. ... The Italian Renaissance began the opening phase of the Renaissance, a period of great cultural change and achievement in Europe that spanned the period from the end of the 14th century to about 1600, marking the transition between Medieval and Early Modern Europe. ... This article is about the city in Italy. ... The Pazzi family were Tuscan nobles who had become bankers in Florence in the 14th century. ...

He then returns to Washington to stalk (without homicidal intentions) Starling upon learning of her termination from the FBI. He visits a hospital, in scrubs, to borrow some surgical tools.

When Lecter arrives, he kills a bow-hunter who had offended him, turning his body into an instructive tableau. After a short while, Verger's Corsican kidnappers, newly arrived from Florence, capture Lecter at a market as he shops for food and wine—includinga bottle of Chateau d'Yquem—as a treat for Starling; Starling is a witness to the kidnapping, and reports it to the FBI. The FBI doubt Starling's claim and perform only a brief sweep of Verger's farm, finding no trace of Lecter. Starling arrives at the farm to rescue Lecter from Verger; in the process, she is shot twice with darts filled with a strong narcotic. Lecter, now free, carries the unconscious Starling away from the vicious boars. Verger is killed by his abused sister Margot at Lecter's urging. Margot Kills her brother by shoving his prized eel into is disfiguried mouth. She then plants evidence that Lecter killed Mason, Lecter accepts the blame for the crime. He even phones in a message to Margot gloating about the murder. In turn Margot delievers Paul Krendler into Lecter's hand. Château dYquem is a Grand Premier Cru ( French, Great First Growth or Great First Vintage) wine from the Sauternes region in the southern part of Bordeaux. ... 19th century Heroin bottle This article is about the drug classification. ...

In his secluded rented beach house, Lecter begins brainwashing Starling with a mixture of psychotherapy and manipulation; an attempt to turn her into his late sister named Mischa. He gives her an injection of morphine and dresses her in an elegant evening gown. Lecter captures Krendler, puts him in a wheelchair, and sits him at the dinner table, with Starling and himself: he has already prepared Krendler by removing the top of his skull. Lecter slices off parts of Krendler's frontal lobes and sautés them in a chafing dish and serves the brains to Starling and Krendler. After dinner, Starling and Lecter speak about his failed attempt to transform her into his dead sister. Realizing the pain and shame that her life with the FBI has brought to her, Starling seduces Lecter and disappears with him. The couple are sighted in Buenos Aires, Argentina three years later by Lecter's former orderly, Barney Matthews. Mischa Lecter is a fictional character that appeared in the novel Hannibal and the upcoming prequel Behind the Mask. ... For other uses, see Buenos Aires (disambiguation). ...

Characters in Hannibal

• Hannibal Lecter
• Clarice Starling
• Mason Verger
• Margot Verger
• Rinaldo Pazzi
• Paul Krendler
• Barney
• Cordell
• Oreste Pini
• Carlo Deogracias
• Romula Cjesku
• Gnocco
• Jack Crawford
• Ardelia Mapp
• Evelda Drumgo
• Paul Krendler