Thomas Harris
Thomas Harris
Author • Narratorb. April 11, 1940 · From United States- Books
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Thomas Harris is an American novelist born in Jackson, Tennessee, who grew up in Rich, Mississippi. He graduated from Baylor University in 1964, worked as a crime reporter for the Waco Tribune-Herald and then for the Associated Press in New York, and published his debut thriller Black Sunday in 1975.
He is best known for the Hannibal Lecter novels: Red Dragon (1981), The Silence of the Lambs (1988), Hannibal (1999) and Hannibal Rising (2006). His most recent novel is Cari Mora (2019). The series has sold more than 50 million copies and inspired several film and television adaptations.
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The correct reading order for the Hannibal Lecter series is Red Dragon, followed by The Silence of the Lambs, then Hannibal, and finally Hannibal Rising.
Several of Thomas Harris's novels have been adapted into films, most notably The Silence of the Lambs, Red Dragon, and Hannibal. There is also a film adaptation of Hannibal Rising.
Thomas Harris is widely recognized for creating the iconic character of Dr. Hannibal Lecter, a brilliant forensic psychiatrist and cannibalistic serial killer, who features prominently in several of his novels.