Perspectives

One of the most successful French writers of his generation... a wild romp of a book that turns history on its head

Guardian on CIVILISATIONS

Glorious, funny and profound

Daily Telegraph on CIVILISATIONS

A bold and thrilling experiment in counter-factual history from a masterful storyteller

Financial Times on CIVILISATIONS

Characteristically ambitious, brilliant... Combining all the pleasure of a period romp with vital questions about our shared origin stories... a triumph

i on CIVILISATIONS

A hugely entertaining novel, taking delight in its own twists and turns

Spectator on THE 7TH FUNCTION OF LANGUAGE

HHhH is a highly original piece of work, at once charming, moving, and gripping

Martin Amis on HHhH

Lively, earthy, experimental, ambitious, clever and endlessly entertaining... Smart, witty, direct, cool

The Times Literary Supplement on THE 7TH FUNCTION OF LANGUAGE

A very well-done [thriller]…with surprising twists and a satisfying denouement… Historical fiction doesn’t get much better than this

Sunday Telegraph

A brainy page-turner… Witty and engrossing

Mail on Sunday

A dazzling romp

Guardian

Binet…is an ambitious writer… he is also skilled at fast- paced narrative, which he can pull off even in a novel solely in letters… [Perspectives is] funny and very gripping

Financial Times

A racy and enjoyable detective story… as well as being a page-turning diversion, the novel is an interesting reflection of the position in which we now find ourselves

The Times