Enigma (novel)

Enigma
First UK edition
AuthorRobert Harris
LanguageEnglish
GenreHistorical fiction
Set inWorld War II
PublisherHutchinson
Publication date
4 September 1995
Publication placeUnited Kingdom
Media typePrint (hardback)
ISBN0091779235 (first edition, hardback)
OCLC32626914

Enigma is a 1995 novel by Robert Harris about Tom Jericho, a young mathematician trying to break the Germans' "Enigma" ciphers during World War II. Jericho is stationed in Bletchley Park, the British cryptology central office, and is worked to the point of physical and mental exhaustion. The book was adapted to film in 2001.