He is one of the most haunting characters in all of literature.
He discovers he has gifts beyond the academic, and in that epiphany, Hannibal Lecter becomes death\'s prodigy..
When he is old enough, he visits them in turn.
But Hannibal\'s demons visit him and torment him.
With her help he flourishes, becoming the youngest person ever admitted to medical school in France.
Lady Murasaki helps Hannibal to heal.
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.
He seems utterly alone, but he has brought his demons with him.
Hannibal Lecter emerges from the nightmare of the Eastern Front, a boy in the snow, mute, with a chain around his neck.
At last the evolution of his evil is revealed.
He is one of the most haunting characters in all of literature
