The Silence of the Lambs (novel)

The Silence of The Lambs
AuthorThomas Harris
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
SeriesHannibal Lecter
GenrePsychological horror, thriller, mystery
PublisherSt. Martin's Press
Publication date
August 29, 1988 (1988-08-29)
Media typePrint (Hardback & Paperback)
Pages338 pp (hardcover)
ISBN0-312-02282-4
OCLC18049053
813/.54 19
LC ClassPS3558.A6558 S5 1988
Preceded byRed Dragon 
Followed byHannibal 

The Silence of the Lambs is a 1988 psychological horror crime thriller novel by Thomas Harris. It was published August 29, 1988 and it is the sequel to Harris's 1981 novel Red Dragon.[1] Both novels feature the cannibalistic serial killer and brilliant psychiatrist Dr. Hannibal Lecter.

The movie version directed by Jonathan Demme was released in 1991 and won all five of the "Big Five" Oscars, becoming the third and most recent movie to do so.

References

  1. ↑ "David Foster Wallace's favorite books (archived)". Archived from the original on March 5, 2013. Retrieved 2014-12-03.
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