"From the prizewinning author of HHhH, “the most insolent novel of the year” (L’Express) is a romp through the French intelligentsia of the twentieth century.Paris, 1980. The literary critic Roland Barthes dies―struck by a laundry van―after lunch with the presidential candidate François Mitterand. The world of letters mourns a tragic accident. But what if it wasn’t an accident at all? What if Barthes was . . . murdered?In The Seventh Fun ..."
HHhH(Reprint) A Novel by LaurentBinet, Sam Taylor Paperback, 336 Pages, Published 2013 by Picador ISBN-13: 978-1-250-03334-5, ISBN: 1-250-03334-9
""HHhH blew me away... It's one of the best historical novels I've ever come across."―Bret Easton Ellis, author of American Psycho and Less Than ZeroA Finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award for FictionA Financial Times Best Book of the YearA New York Times Book Review Editors' ChoiceHHhH: "Himmlers Hirn heisst Heydrich," or "Himmler's brain is called Heydrich." The most lethal man in Hitler's cabinet, Reinhard Heydrich seeme ..."
"From the prizewinning author of HHhH, “the most insolent novel of the year” (L’Express) is a romp through the French intelligentsia of the twentieth century.Paris, 1980. The literary critic Roland Barthes dies―struck by a laundry van―after lunch with the presidential candidate François Mitterand. The world of letters mourns a tragic accident. But what if it wasn’t an accident at all? What if Barthes was . . . murdered?In The Seventh Fun ..."
"From the prizewinning author of HHhH, “the most insolent novel of the year” (L’Express) is a romp through the French intelligentsia of the twentieth century.Paris, 1980. The literary critic Roland Barthes dies―struck by a laundry van―after lunch with the presidential candidate François Mitterand. The world of letters mourns a tragic accident. But what if it wasn’t an accident at all? What if Barthes was . . . murdered?In The Seventh Fun ..."
HHhH(1st Edition) A Novel by LaurentBinet, Sam Taylor Hardcover, 336 Pages, Published 2012 by Farrar, Straus And Giroux Mobipocket_Ebook ISBN-13: 978-0-374-16991-6, ISBN: 0-374-16991-8
"Laurent Binet’s HHhH, winner of the Prix Goncourt du Premier Roman, is “a work of breadth, and absolute originality” (Claude Lanzmann)Everyone has heard of Reinhard Heydrich, “the Butcher of Prague.” And most have heard stories of his spectacular assassination at the hands of two Czechoslovakian partisans. But who exactly were the forgotten heroes who killed one of history’s most notorious men? In Laurent Binet’s captivating debut novel ..."
Civilizations (Paperback) by LaurentBinet Paperback, Published 2022 by Picador Usa, United States ISBN-13: 978-1-250-85887-0, ISBN: 1-250-85887-9
Civilisations From the bestselling author of HHhH by LaurentBinet Paperback, 352 Pages, Published 2022 by Random House Uk Ltd Apr 2022 ISBN-13: 978-1-5291-1281-8, ISBN: 1-5291-1281-8
Civilizations (Hardback) by LaurentBinet Hardcover, Published 2021 by Farrar, Straus And Giroux, United States ISBN-13: 978-0-374-60081-5, ISBN: 0-374-60081-3
"With the help of guest editor Adam Thirlwell (author of "Kapow!, "Visual Editions), Issue 42 is a monumental experiment in translated literaturetwelve stories taken through six translators apiece, weaving into English and then back out again, gaining new twists and textures each time, just as you'd expect a Kierkegaard story brought into English by Clancy Martin and then sent into Dutch by Cees Nooteboom before being made into English a ..."
"HHhH blew me away. Binet's style fuses it all together: a neutral, journalistic honesty sustained with a fiction writer's zeal and story-telling instincts. It's one of the best historical novels I've ever come across.' Bret Easton Ellis. Two men have been enlisted to kill the head of the Gestapo. This is Operation Anthropoid, Prague, 1942: two Czechoslovakian parachutists sent on a daring mission by London to assassinate Reinhard Heydri ..."
"Mitterrand doesn't even bother responding and Michèle Cotta moves on to
another subject, so an irritated Giscard insists: “This is very important!” Michèle
Cotta protests politely: “Absolutely! Of course, Monsieur President!” And she
moves on ..."
"From the prizewinning author of HHhH, “the most insolent novel of the year” (L’Express) is a romp through the French intelligentsia of the twentieth century.Paris, 1980. The literary critic Roland Barthes dies―struck by a laundry van―after lunch with the presidential candidate François Mitterand. The world of letters mourns a tragic accident. But what if it wasn’t an accident at all? What if Barthes was . . . murdered?In The Seventh Fun ..."
"HHhH: ?Himmlers Hirn heisst Heydrich?, or ?Himmler?s brain is called Heydrich?. The most dangerous man in Hitler?s cabinet, Reinhard Heydrich was known as the ?Butcher of Prague.? He was feared by all and loathed by most. With his cold Aryan features and implacable cruelty, Heydrich seemed indestructible?until two men, a Slovak and a Czech recruited by the British secret service, killed him in broad daylight on a bustling street in Prag ..."
HHhH by LaurentBinet Hardcover, Published 2012 by Windsor Large Print ISBN-13: 978-1-4713-1573-2, ISBN: 1-4713-1573-8
"Laurent Binet's "HHhH, winner of the "Prix Goncourt du Premier Roman, is "a work of breadth, and absolute originality" (Claude Lanzmann) Everyone has heard of Reinhard Heydrich, "the Butcher of Prague." And most have heard stories of his spectacular assassination at the hands of two Czechoslovakian partisans. But who exactly were the forgotten heroes who killed one of history's most notorious men? In Laurent Binet's captivating debut no ..."
HHhH by LaurentBinet, John Lee Cd, Published 2012 by Tantor Media Inc Audiobook, Mp3 Audio, Unabridged ISBN-13: 978-1-4526-5908-4, ISBN: 1-4526-5908-7
"HHhH: "Himmlers Hirn heisst Heydrich," or "Himmler's brain is called Heydrich." The most dangerous man in Hitler's cabinet, Reinhard Heydrich was known as the "Butcher of Prague." He was feared by all and loathed by most. With his cold Aryan features and implacable cruelty, Heydrich seemed indestructible until two men, a Slovak and a Czech recruited by the British secret service killed him in broad daylight on a bustling street in Pragu ..."
"From the prizewinning author of HHhH, "the most insolent novel of the year" (L'Express) is a romp through the French intelligentsia of the twentieth century.Paris, 1980. The literary critic Roland Barthes dies--struck by a laundry van--after lunch with the presidential candidate Francois Mitterand. The world of letters mourns a tragic accident. But what if it wasn't an accident at all? What if Barthes was . . . murdered?In The Seventh F ..."
Civilisations by LaurentBinet Softcover, Published 2021 by Harvill Secker ISBN-13: 978-1-78730-230-3, ISBN: 1-78730-230-X
Civilisations by LaurentBinet 352 Pages, Published 2021 by Random House ISBN-13: 978-1-4735-7709-1, ISBN: 1-4735-7709-8
"Civilisations is a wildly entertaining counterfactual story about the modern world, colonisation, empire-building and the eternal human quest for domination. It is an electrifying novel by one of Europe's most exciting writers."
HHhH by LaurentBinet Paperback, 448 Pages, Published 2017 by French And European Publications Inc ISBN-13: 978-0-320-08924-4, ISBN: 0-320-08924-X
"Le best-seller de Laurent Binet, HHH, au cinéma le 7 juin 2017.Découvrez le récit explosif de Laurent Binet, HHhH, et laissez-vous transporter dans la tourmente de la Deuxième Guerre mondiale, à Munich, Berlin, Londres, Paris, Kiev, faites un petit détour par le Moyen Age et repassez par 2010 pour atterrir à Prague, en 1942. HHhH raconte l histoire de l attentat contre Heydrich et de la folle traque qui s ensuivit pour s achever dans un ..."