num_pages: 216
description: Set in the twilight years of the Czechoslovak communist regime recalled from the suburbs of Washington this novel describes a doomed love affair between two young people trapped by the system. Roger Scruton evokes a world in which every word and gesture bears a double meaning as people seek to find truth amid the lies and love in the midst of betrayal. The novel tells the story of Jan Reichl condemned to a menial life by his father's alleged crime and of Betka the girl who offers him education opportunity and love but who mysteriously refuses to commit herself.
language: English
title: Notes from Underground
publisher: Beaufort Books