HHhH

Informationen zum Autor Laurent Binet lives and works in France. His first novel, HHhH , was an international bestseller which won the prestigious Prix Goncourt du premier roman, among other prizes. The 7th Function of Language won the Prix de la FNAC and Prix Interallié. Civilisations is a bestseller that has won the Grand Prix de l'Académie française. Sam Taylor is an award-winning literary translator and novelist. He has translated more than 60 books from French including Laurent Binet's HHhH and Leila Slimani's Lullaby . Klappentext Based on real events and people, this is a thrilling Second World War novel that is both entertaining and moving. In 1942, two Czechoslovakian soldiers parachute into Germany on a dangerous mission: assassinate Reinhard Heydrich, the Head of the Gestapo and 'the most dangerous man in the Third Reich'. An international, award-winning bestseller. '"HHhH" is a highly original piece of work, at once charming, moving, and gripping' Martin Amis Zusammenfassung This is Operation Anthropoid, Prague, 1942: two Czechoslovakian parachutists sent on a daring mission by London to assassinate Reinhard Heydrich - chief of the Nazi secret services, 'the hangman of Prague', 'the blond beast', 'the most dangerous man in the Third Reich'.

Product details

• Authors: Laurent Binet, Binet Laurent
• Assisted by: Sam Taylor (Translation)
• Publisher: Vintage UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 31.05.2013
• EAN: 9780099555643
• ISBN: 978-0-09-955564-3
• No. of pages: 336
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 21 mm
• Series: VINTAGE BOOKS
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; London, Greater London, FICTION / Historical / General, Historical fiction, FICTION / Cultural Heritage, Prague, Modern and contemporary fiction