by Laurent Binet · Grasset & Fasquelle · tapa blanda · ISBN 9782246760016
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«HHhH» is the historical novel by Laurent Binet, published by Grasset & Fasquelle in paperback (440 pages, in French).
In 1942, two Czechoslovak paratroopers are sent from London to Prague to assassinate Reinhard Heydrich, head of the Gestapo and architect of the Final Solution. The title HHhH alludes to the SS acronym 'Himmlers Hirn heißt Heydrich'; the narrative interweaves the chronicle with the author's reflections on writing historical fiction.
It won the Prix Goncourt du premier roman in 2010; it was Laurent Binet's first novel and the action takes place mainly between 1938 and 1942.
Recommended for readers of historical fiction and fiction about the Second World War.
Laurent Binet is a French writer and university lecturer. His work focuses on the modern political scene in France.
