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Thomas Harris

(1940–1962) Writer

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A warm laundry room with a humming washing machine and the smell of bleach shows a quiet, eerie scene. Harris lets characters voice unsettling jokes about vanity and even eating a wife, mixing dark humor with a hint of menace. He also muses on how we only see what our mind already holds, making the ordinary feel strange.

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Thomas Harris was a writer, best known for The Silence of the Lambs.

Quick Facts About Thomas Harris

Born
April 11, 1940
Died
January 1, 1962
Profession
Writer
Notable works
The Silence of the Lambs

About Thomas Harris

His novels have been adapted into films and television series, most famously The Silence of the Lambs, which became the third film to win Academy Awards in all five major categories. His books have sold more than fifty million copies, and The Silence of the Lambs alone had sold ten million copies by 2019.

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