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100 1  Scruton, Roger,|eauthor. 
245 10 Underground notes /|cby Roger Scruton.|h[Boundless 
       electronic resource] 
250    First edition. 
264  1 New York, NY :|bBeaufort Books,|c[2014] 
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520    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. Through his encounter with the underground
       culture Jan comes to understand that truth will always 
       elude those who pursue it, and will come only when they 
       least expect it. Hope comes to him from Father Pavel, a 
       priest in the underground church, who opens a door into 
       the faith that has inspired and guided him. Jan is deeply 
       moved by Father Pavel's vision, but distrusts it too. He 
       attends the underground seminars, where the dissidents 
       gather in defiance of the system; but here too distrust 
       prevails. All roads that seem to promise freedom lead to 
       dead ends. But what of Betka: is she the door that opens 
       out of the underground or the door that finally shuts him 
       in? As the story moves to its tragic conclusion the 
       communist system enters its death throes. Jan enjoys 
       freedom at last, only to understand that he has lost the 
       love that would have made freedom meaningful. 
520    Living in Washington, D.C., decades after the fall of the 
       Soviet Union, Jan recalls his life as a Czech dissident 
       and his doomed love affair with the beautiful and 
       mysterious Betka. 
538    Requires Boundless App. 
588    Description based on print version record. 
648  7 1900-1999|2fast 
650  0 Underground movements|zCzech Republic|zPrague|y20th 
       century|vFiction. 
650  0 Communism|zCzech Republic|zPrague|y20th century|vFiction. 
650  0 Anti-communist movements|zCzech Republic|zPrague|y20th 
       century|vFiction. 
650  7 Anti-communist movements.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst00810317 
650  7 Communism.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst00870421 
651  0 Prague (Czech Republic)|y20th century|xHistory|vFiction. 
651  7 Czech Republic|zPrague.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01205207 
655  4 Electronic books. 
655  7 Love stories.|2gsafd 
655  7 Suspense fiction.|2gsafd 
655  7 Fiction.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01423787 
655  7 History.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01411628 
776 08 |iElectronic reproduction of (manifestation):|aScruton, 
       Roger.|tNotes from underground|dNew York, NY : Beaufort 
       Books, 2014|z9780825307287|w(DLC)  2013036890
       |w(OCoLC)859253010 
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       /title/0014238964|zFound on Boundless