Hannibal Rising: Thomas Harris

Hannibal Lecter emerges from the nightmare of the Eastern front, a boy in the snow, mute with a chain around his neck. He seems utterly alone, but he has brought his demons with him. His uncle, a noted painter, finds him in a Soviet orphanage and brings him back to France to live with him and his Uncle's exotic beautiful wife. She helps him to heal and he flourishes, becoming the youngest person ever admitted to medical school in France. But Hannibal's demons visit him and torment him. When he is old enough, he visits them in turn. https://cosmiccauldronbooks.com.au/p/dvd-hannibal-rising-gaspard-ulliel-gong-li-dominic-west/