The House
of the Deaf Man
translated by Julia and Peter Sherwood
2014
528 pages, paperback
ISBN 978-1-90-984427-8
The House of the Deaf Man takes the reader on a tour of Slovak history from the 1930s to the 1990s. It is narrated by the doctor’s son, Adam, who comes to say goodbye to the house from which he has never managed to break free. He tells the story of a father-son relationship, and of surprising connections between the past and memory.
Read an excerpt from The House of the Deaf Man
More About This Title in the Press
- Review by Sarah Hinlicky Wilson in Slovak Novels in English, June 2018
- Review by Phil Clement in New Welsh Magazine, March 2015
- “Vanya Jones reviews Peter Krištúfek’s The House of the Deaf Man ” in Savage Journal, November 2014