Laurent Heydrich Analysis

The World War ll historical fiction novel HHhH by Laurent Binet focuses on the life and place in the Nazi Party of Reinhard Heydrich throughout WWll and the Nazi regime in Germany until his assassination (in Prague) in 1942. Along these lines, the genre of historical fiction can be defined as a genre which illustrates a story taking place in the past during a specific time period. Going back to the novel, the premise of HHhH is rather interesting, even if one only reads the inside cover. As previously mentioned, the novel follows Reinhard Heydrich, who was the most dangerous man in Hitler’s cabinet. The novel continues to follow him to Prague, where he ruled almost like a king. During this, two of the most major characters in the novel are introduced in London. Those two important people are Jan Kubiš and Jozef Gabčík, who were Slovak (Czech) parachuters hired by the London military to assassinate Heydrich during his “reign.” The novel then …show more content…
Even so, historical fiction can teach those who read it more about an event, person, or general setting that they have an interest in. The genre is beneficial because reading various books in the genre can teach people a lot about more in certain time periods. The books in that genre are also rather entertaining to people who enjoy reading and history. Finally, in this piece of WWll historical fiction, Binet accurately discusses most of the details in this certain man’s life, with the exception of some major events that were skimmed over with just a name mention and/or a comparison. Binet depicts Heydrich in the exact way that he acted when he was alive. Lastly, throughout the novel, Binet added himself into the novel, more so in the beginning, shining light on how he got the research needed for the book and showing his interest in Heydrich and that specific time