Lit in Translation

Peter Krištúfek

Born 1973 · Slovakia

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Books on prize lists

  • In English

    Anasoft litera 2013 · Finalist

    The House of the Deaf Man

    Dom hluchého

    Peter Krištúfek · 39 when first published

    Novel · 547 pages · Historical, Family

    AI-generated summary:Alfonz Trnovský, a small-town doctor, spends his life keeping up the appearance of a happy, contented man while refusing to hear his own conscience as the twentieth century rolls past.

  • No English yet

    Anasoft litera 2011 · Finalist

    Blíženci a protinožci

    Title translated by AI:“Twins and Antipodes”

    Peter Krištúfek · 37 when first published

    Novel · 206 pages · Love

    AI-generated summary:Adrián, a writer who produces commissioned biographies, is visited by a young prostitute who wants her life story told. Their recording sessions grow into a passionate, destructive affair that breaks up his family.

  • No English yet

    Anasoft litera 2009 · Finalist

    Šepkár

    Title translated by AI:“The Prompter”

    Peter Krištúfek · 35 when first published

    Novel · 246 pages · Satire, Politics

    AI-generated summary:A theatre prompter goes into the service of a politician and, through his gift for whispering the right words, becomes the power behind the throne.