HHhH

by Laurent Binet
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HHhH, Laurent Binet

An astonishing, unforgettable novel: a thrilling Second World War assassination plot told with rare literary brilliance.

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  • Paperback
    $26.99 RRP
    ISBN: 9780099555643
    Published: 08/02/2013
    Imprint: Vintage
    Extent: 336 pages
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    $34.99 RRP
    ISBN: 9781846554803
    Published: 04/05/2012
    Imprint: Harvill Secker
    Extent: 336 pages
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    $46.99 RRP
    ISBN: 9781846554797
    Published: 18/05/2012
    Imprint: Harvill Secker
    Extent: 336 pages
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We are in Prague, in 1942. Two men have been enlisted to kill the head of the Gestapo. This is Operation Anthropoid: two Czechoslovakian parachutists sent by London plan to assassinate Reinhard Heydrich – head of the Nazi secret services, 'the hangman of Prague', 'the blond beast', 'the most dangerous man in the Third Reich'.Heydrich works for Hitler's most powerful henchman, Heinrich Himmler, but in the SS they say 'HHhH': 'Himmlers Hirn heisst Heydrich' – Himmler's brain is called Heydrich.All the characters in HHhH existed then or still exist now. All the events depicted are true. But alongside the nerve-shredding story of the preparations for the attack runs another story: when you are writing about real people, how do you resist the temptation to make things up?HHhH is a panorama of the Third Reich told through the life of one outstandingly brutal man, a story of unbearable heroism and loyalty, revenge and betrayal. It is improbably entertaining and electrifyingly modern. It is a moving, tense, and shattering work of fiction.

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"A suspenseful work of absolute originality" - Claude Lanzmann, director of SHOAH

"A genuine tour de force" - L'Humanite

"A great success ... a terrifying story ... a breathless thriller" - La Provence

"More than just a book [...] Laurent Binet not only tells a story, he shows the story itself being written. HHhH is a major novel, a feat of prowess, and a literary accomplishment" - La Vie Littéraire

"A master stroke" - Le Figaro Magazine

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