'Life Is Elsewhere' Volume 2 - Milan Kundera

"Life Is Elsewhere" Volume 2 - Milan Kundera

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). Set in Czechoslovakia before, during, and after the Second World War, it tells the story of a young poet Jaromil and his mother who cling to each other as Jaromil tries to find artistic fame and advance the revolution at the expense of his most intimate relationships.