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|title=HHhH
|author=Laurent Binet
|borrow=Yes
|isbn=9781846554797
|pages=336
|publisher=Harvill Secker
|date=May 2012
|website=
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|summary=A history book, coloured as a novel, or a brilliant biography? You decide. What's beyond question is how compelling this story and the author's approach can be.
|cover=0099555646
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|aznus=1846554799
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'''Shortlisted for Waterstones Book of the Year 2012'''
First, the title. ''HHhH'' is short for ''Himmlers Hirn heisst Heydrich'' - Himmler's brain was called Heydrich. In other words, it's not a case of 'behind every great Nazi there's a greater woman', but behind Hitler's own deputy was a major strength to the party. Reinhard Heydrich was the ruler of what practically corresponds to the Czech Republic, led the SS and more, and bossed the workings of the Final Solution. Any good biography of this compelling character in those interesting times - given too the subplot of those who would assassinate him - is bound to be an excellent history book. But, despite this getting a high rating, this isn't one. Why not? The author says so.
The straight telling of those who wanted to kill Heydrich's top boss is in [[Killing Hitler by Roger Moorhouse]].
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|name= Alison Layland
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|comment=Dear Bookbag,
Thanks for the review of HHhH by John Lloyd, a book I have been considering reading and whch your review makes me want to read even more.
However nowhere in the review did it mention the translator, Sam Taylor - who, to judge from the reviewer's comments, has obviously done an excellent job. I believe we should see more literature in translation, and see literary translators getting the credit they deserve, so some mention in the review of Sam Taylor's work would have been welcome.
Kind regards,
Alison
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