Description

In 1942, parachutists Jozef Gabcik and Jan Kubis are dropped into Nazi-occupied Prague with orders to kill Reinhard Heydrich, one of the most feared figures in the Third Reich.

Heydrich oversees the Nazi secret services and helps design the machinery of terror across occupied Europe. The parachutists’ mission, known as Operation Anthropoid, depends on secrecy, courage and the support of an underground resistance network. Moving between cramped Prague safe houses and the corridors of power in Berlin, HHhH traces the careful planning of the assassination and the tense days that follow.

Grounded in real events during the Second World War, HHhH is a panoramic work of historical fiction that tells a story of heroism, loyalty, revenge and betrayal.

Publisher Review

"Vividly recreates the assassination of Heydrich and its consequences" -- John Le Carre * Telegraph * "Laurent Binet's HHhH is hard to categorise. All is can say is that it has the same gravity-defying balance of weight and light as early Milan Kundera" -- Janice Turner * The Times * "Utterly amazing ... likely to make you gasp, laugh and cry often within a few pages" * Savidge Reads * "A novel of great verve and originality... a heart-quickening climax and the undeserved satisfaction of feeling privy to what really happened" * Strong Words * "HHhH is a highly original piece of work, at once charming, moving, and gripping" -- Martin Amis