![]() In this sense, HHhH is not a traditional work of historical fiction, as it meanders, strays, and focuses more than slightly on Binet’s life in conjunction with his Heydrich obsession. HHhH, his first novel (if it can be called such) spends a considerable amount if its 327 pages dwelling on Binet’s inability to truthfully tell the story of the assassination of Reinhard Heydrich, the “butcher of Prague,” Nazi extraordinaire. Laurent Binet not only realizes this-he embraces it. Even the most skilled biographer or historian must confront the reality that it is never possible to accurately recreate an event without exercising the rights of artistic license. Without a doubt, someone will disagree with that statement, though they would be hard pressed to compile sufficient evidence to support their position. Laurent Binet is a professor at the University of Paris III, where he lectures on French literature. In March 2010, his debut novel, HHhH, won the Prix Goncourt du Premier Roman. ![]() He is the author of La Vie professionnelle de Laurent B., a memoir of his experience teaching in secondary schools in Paris. ![]() ![]() Laurent Binet was born in Paris, France, in 1972. ![]() The latest review to our Reviews Section is a piece by Vincent Francone on Laurent Binet’s HHhH, which Sam Taylor translated from the French and is available from Farrar, Straus and Giroux. ![]()
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