Literary Fiction
Notes from underground
2014·244 pages
A bittersweet love story set in communist Prague during the 1980s, exploring truth, betrayal, and the underground resistance.
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A bittersweet love story set in communist Prague during the 1980s, exploring truth, betrayal, and the underground resistance.
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... Shamelessly stealing the title from a Dostoevsky book of the same name, British writer Roger Scruton published this novel in 2014 , drawing on his real-life experiences helping Czech dissidents against communism during the 1980s.
What's Inside
will contain mild spoilers
Romance & sex
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Central doomed love affair between protagonists with emotional intimacy
Violence & gore
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Arrests and systemic oppression under communist regime
Profanity
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No profanity depicted
Substance use
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No substance use depicted
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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No LGBTQ+ representation
Religious content
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References to Christ, faith, and underground church
Magic & witchcraft
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No magical elements
Occult / demonology
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No occult content
Political content
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Depiction of life under communist regime and dissident resistance
Self-harm / suicide
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No self-harm or suicide
Abuse & suffering
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Arrests for thought crimes and systemic suffering
Other
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