Life Is Elsewhere
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| File:LifeIsElsewhere.jpg First edition (Czech) | |
| Author | Milan Kundera |
|---|---|
| Original title | Život je jinde |
| Translator | Peter Kussi |
| Country | Czechoslovakia |
| Language | Czech |
| Genre | Satirical novel |
| Publisher | Éditions Gallimard (France) Alfred A. Knopf (USA) |
Publication date | 1973 |
Published in English | 1974 |
| Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
| Pages | 289 pp |
| ISBN | 9780394480107 |
| OCLC | 1069235002 |
Life Is Elsewhere (Czech: Život je jinde) is a Czech-language novel by Milan Kundera finished in 1969. It was first published in French in 1973 (La vie est ailleurs).
The setting for Life Is Elsewhere is Czechoslovakia before, during, and after the Second World War, and tells the story of Jaromil, a character who dedicates his life to poetry.
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