Hannibal (Spanish Edition) (Hardcover)

~ Thomas Harris (Author)

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Siete aos han pasado desde que Clarice Starling, agente del FBI, se entrevistara con el doctor Hannibal Lecter en un hospital de maxima seguridad. Su ayuda fue decisiva para que ella capturara al asesino en serie Buffalo Bill. Y siete aos han transcurrido desde que Hannibal el Canibal burlara la vigilancia y desapareciera dejando una sangrienta estela de victimas a su paso. Desde entonces el doctor Lecter ha podido dedicarse a disfrutar libremente de sus truculentos gustos. Sin embargo, cuando Clarice cae en desgracia en el FBI, el doctor Lecter sale de las sombras para ponerse en contacto con ella. Asi el reaviva la caza de la presa mas codiciada, y perversa mente del psiquiatra, es encargada del caso. Desde su lujosa mansion, el millonario Mason Verger, unica victima superviviente de El Canibal, se mantiene vivo, conectado a un respirador, con el unico objetivo de cobrarse una cruel venganza. Para ello debe conseguir lo que mas gusta a Hannibal, el cebo mas exquisito e inocente... Una de las novelas mas esperadas de la decada, HANNIBAL nos introduce en los meandros del pensamiento de este personaje hipnotico, ambiguo, capaz de las mas inimaginables vilezas y de los gestos mas sublimes, un ser que nos arrastra, aun a pesar nuestro, a los abismos del terror.

"UNA DE LAS NOVELAS MAS ATERRADORAS DE NUESTRO TIEMPO" --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.

About the Author

TOMAS HARRIS' nacido en el estado norteamericano de Misissippi, se inicio como escritor cubriendo sucesos criminales en Estados Unidos y Mexico. Trabajo como reportero y redactor jefe para la Associated Press en la ciudad de Nueva York. En 1975 publico su primera novela, DOMINGO NEGRO, seguida de EL DRAGON ROJO y EL SILENCIO DE LOS CORDEROS, todas ellas llevadas al cine. --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 556 pages
• Publisher: Grijalbo Mondadori Sa; Tra edition (June 30, 1999)
• Language: Spanish
• ISBN-10: 8425399831
• ISBN-13: 978-8425399831
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6.7 x 2.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #2,151,739 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Why surprised by the ending? It was perfect., May 31, 2007

By	C. Bell "seven" - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Hannibal (Spanish Edition) (Paperback)

I read this book years ago, when it was first published - after I had read Silence of the Lambs. Thomas Harris is one of the few authors of 'popular fiction' who can convincingly write about a brilliant, subtle, erudite mind...the only other who comes to mind is William Peter Blatty (The Exorcist) It takes very high intelligence to successfully write of genius...whereas most authors must content themselves with TELLING us someone is brilliant, which is not convincing and takes a novel down many notches (Dean Koontz is a good example of an author who cannot write convincingly of diabolical or erudite genius) a very few authors can SHOW true brilliance in a character because they have a touch of it themselves. And that rare, precious brilliance, especially in an evil character, is endlessly captivating and seductive.

As for the 'horrible' ending many complain of, Clarice was obviously fascinated by Hannibal from the outset of the series- and there was a definite sexual dance of an undertone between them, although Clarice herself wasn't consciously aware of it. Lecter was drawn to Clarice for many reasons - her strict moral standards echoed his; albeit seemingly from opposite directions. Her wounded lamb vulnerability underneath a courageous exterior reminded him of his beloved sister, and her pleasure at their mental fencing intensified each time they faced off. In a way, this is a bizarre retelling of the My Fair Lady story - Hannibal's cultured, educated, challenging yet accomodating maturity (Professor Higgins) gradually brings out Clarice's subtleties and psyche simultaneously with her 'romantic/sexual' adulthood. Clarice finally grows up, truly blossoms - and it's due to Hannibal. This is not an anti-feminist ending, it's the ULTIMATE feminist ending.

This book doesn't flow quite as well as Silence or Red Dragon, in some ways, but its in-depth treatment of Lecter's mind, peculiarites and tastes, and basic elegance of prose and plotting makes it quite memorable and worth reading. Particularly noteworthy is Hannibal's absolutely brilliant method of helping Clarice to move past wounds about her father, which are keeping her partially frozen in damaged childhood - he literally digs up Dad's coffin, complete with moldering old Dad inside, for Clarice to talk to, rage against, wail over. This is one of the most unsettling but ingenious twists on a classic psychiatric transactional analysis method (wherein one pretends to interact with those who have caused one pain in an effort to spur a catharsis, healing or closure...here she isn't pretending-her Dad is RIGHT THERE) that I've ever read - and it is chillingly, fabulously believable...
both as a legitimate (if Lecterian) device and as a catalyst for real emotional and mental progress for Clarice.

In showing us the 'human' sides of Hannibal, and giving us alternate antagonists possibly more repellant and truly evil than Lecter himself, Harris not only successfully evokes sympathy for Hannibal
in the reader (which I felt already) but prompts the reader to examine their comfortable assumptions about many things - the nature of evil and the shades of gray that we all live with every day whether we admit it or not - which leads one to look at our endearing but wholly unrealistic picture of ourselves and humanity that makes us expect, and demand, a happy, neat, 'good guy defeats bad guy' Hollywood ending to all our modern fairy tales. (The Brothers Grimm were much more realistic about human nature and evil than we are today - remember how 'brutal and unfair', and terribly non-pc, their tales were?)

People uncomfortable with shades of gray rather than black and white - or those who cannot accept that all of us have dark and light facets to ourselves, or that good people can turn inside out and be a seeming 'opposite' of their former selves will likely be completely thrown and incensed by Clarice's apparent turnabout/defection...yet if one reads SotL closely, with an eye to detail and an appreciation of subtlety (which many reared on MTV and infotainment seem to lack) the eventual romance is not only expected but weirdly, deliciously satisfying as well. Through both her own personality and experiences and Lecter's ingenious tutelage, Clarice gradually becomes Hannibal's Lady M and his Mischa...the great loves he has lost. After all, who but Hannibal can understand, and therefore fully appreciate Clarice? And who but Clarice could unflinchingly see and appreciate the 'whole' Hannibal?

The are, in short, perfect for each other.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Experience of Survival, April 27, 2007

By	M. Maneely "organic mom" (Sushine state) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Hannibal (Spanish Edition) (Paperback)

If you are looking for another Silence of the Lambs, then this book really isn't something that would amuse you. However, if you are looking for something more like an angst-y love story with an overshadowing horror in the background, then you'd probably enjoy this one.

-Spoiler-

The main complaint with this book that's been an issue, is the ending. Many people consider the ending sequence of this book to be throwing the Clarice Starling character out the window.
"Clarice wouldn't do that. EVER!"
Obviously not, if Thomas Harris decided to end the book the way he did. That's the most important part of the story, the ending, and they are always well thought out. The ending to Hannibal is written in such a way that you leave the two main characters, Hannibal and Clarice, without any strings left to yank. There is no question of the rest of their lives, because you have a pretty good idea by the end.

To me, Harris' writing of this prequel is phenomenal. Even if you aren't a Hannibal/Clarice fan, it's still a very entertaining 'cat and mouse' read.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing, February 24, 2007

By	Erri (Aus) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Hannibal (Spanish Edition) (Paperback)

Now I have a lot of respect for Thomas Harris, I think he's a brilliant author, but my god... he sure stuffed up HANNIBAL's ending.

The first three quarters of the book were fantastic. I was completely absorbed by Florence, Quantico and completely disgusted by Mason. I thought he was a brilliant villian, definitley one of the first that has genuinely disgusted and angered me. However the book began to lose its edge when (SPOILER) Lecter left Florence. The whole background thing with Mischa just wrecked everything for me; I think Hannibal was more interesting as a character when his background was a mystery. I expect Harris has REALLY stuffed that up in HANNIBAL RISING, which is next on my to-read-list.

(SPOILER) I won't say too much, but the whole Clarice-Lecter dynamic has gone down the drain too. No more, "Hello, Clarice. Do you still hear the lambs?", now it's more "Hey sweetie-pie, how was work? Eat anyone interesting?".
I'm not expecting HANNIBAL RISING to blow me away and I heard that Harris is writing another novel, so if it's another Lecter book, hopefully he fixes up his mistakes and turns Clarice back to her usual self. Maybe bring RED DRAGON's Will Graham back too.

This is one of the few cases where the movie is better then the book. Seriously. Go down to your video shop and rent out Ridley Scott's HANNIBAL instead. Stuff the library, stuff the book shop, stuff Amazon (unless you buy the movie!), sit down and watch Anthony Hopkins for a few hours.