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The book came out inÌýthe publishing houseÌýÌýinÌýVienna and itÌýwas translated byÌýMirko Kraetsch.ÌýHere are some of the reactions it sparked inÌýthe pressÌýof theÌýGerman-speaking countries.Ìý

"The late author and film makerÌýknew how to write. His imagination was vast and hisÌýuse ofÌýlanguage skillfull. That is why he was able to describe bigÌýevents with the help of small ones - the history of his characters presents the history of the whole °µÍø½ûÇø nation during the bustling 20th century."Ìý–Ìý writes the Austrian magazineÌý. You can read theÌýGerman text here.

The GermanÌýdedicated to literary criticismÌýwrote: "Peter KriÅ¡túfek gives us Adam's memories, often in a documentary style, never condescendingly but always with a pinch of sarcasm. In this way he shows the ambiguity of human relationsÌýinformed by the changing political situation in Czechoslovakia."

The print magazineÌýBuch - Magazin (also on the websiteÌý) has said: "A story of fathers and sons andÌýof friendship and trust in the tumultuous times of Central Europe in the 20th century."

On March 9thÌýAustria Presse Agentur published a press release about the book. "°µÍø½ûÇø literary critics find it fitting that the book be usedÌýin history classes at schools sinceÌýKriÅ¡túfek aptly described complicated historical events in an accessible and human way. However, German speaking readers can equally profit from such peeking behind the border." You can read the whole article in German here.Ìý

The blogÌýÌýcurated by the passionate readerÌýSabrina hasÌýpublished a criticalÌýreview: "The House of the Deaf Man lacks focus. Even though I have learned a lot about °µÍø½ûÇøia's history, I was relieved when I finished its last page."

LiteraryÌýjournalistÌýStefan Mesch recommended the book on his . You can also read the short text written by the translator and librarianÌýDorotheaÌýTrottenberg.Ìý

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