HHhH
HHhH ( Himmler's brain is called Heydrich) is a historical novel by the French author Laurent Binet . It was published in 2010 and deals with the assassination attempt on the SS-Obergruppenführer , head of the Reich Main Security Office (RSHA) and Deputy Reich Protector in Bohemia and Moravia in Prague , Reinhard Heydrich during the Second World War (" Operation Anthropoid ").
The story of Operation Anthropoid and parts of the life stories of Heydrich and the Czech resistance fighters Jan Kubiš and Jozef Gabčík are told . At the same time, the author's research and writing process is described. Laurent Binet lets his reflections flow into the plot.
literature
- Laurent Binet: HHhH. Grasset, Paris, 2010. 440 pages. ISBN 9782246-76009-2 (French, original edition).
- HHhH - Himmler's brain is called Heydrich (German)
In September 2011 the German translation by Mayela Gebhardt was published by Rowohlt Verlag . In 2012 it was published in English , translation by Sam Taylor. In 2014, JPV published an issue in Iceland .
Movie
In 2016, the material was filmed from a script by David Farr, Cédric Jimenez and Audrey Diwan and directed by Jimenez. Heydrich is played by actor Jason Clarke . The film was released in France in 2017, in Germany it was released in 2018 under the title The Power of Evil .
Reviews
Lorenz Jäger wrote on September 16, 2011 in the FAZ : A gripping material of the first order - in the form of a documentary fiction .
In Germany radio Christoph describes Vormweg the reading experience on the first 350 pages as a stop-and-go in the highway traffic jam that forces the author from Jonathan Littell delineate ... but of course! Why didn't I figure it out earlier? All of a sudden I see clearly: " The well-meaning " is nothing else than " Houellebecq among the Nazis .
Awards
- 2010: Prix Goncourt du premier roman (for a first work)
- 2012: Named in the New York Times 2012 list of 100 best titles
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Entry on the Rowohlt Verlag website
- ↑ Entry on HHhH on the Farrar, Straus and Giroux publisher's website ( memento of the original dated November 30, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Christoph Vormweg: The book of the week: Laurent Binet: "HHhH - Himmler's brain is called Heydrich". deutschlandfunk, 2011, accessed on April 21, 2017 .
