I enjoyed the first two-thirds of this unconventional historical fiction, but eventually, the author drove me to distraction with his rambling asides and commentary. Benet tells the story of the rise of Reinhardt Heydrich in Hitler's Nazi power structure and the tale of the young Czech and Slovak men who manage to assassinate Heydrick.
The closest thing to reading a novel looking at history and present in 3D; amazingly well written. The translation into English is good, but the original French is positively lyrical bringing to life a heroic and horrific story and people to life.