Enigma (novel)
First UK edition | |
| Author | Robert Harris |
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| Language | English |
| Genre | Historical fiction |
| Set in | World War II |
| Publisher | Hutchinson |
Publication date | 4 September 1995 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | Print (hardback) |
| ISBN | 0091779235 (first edition, hardback) |
| OCLC | 32626914 |
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.