Life Is Elsewhere by Milan Kundera

Milan Kundera's critically acclaimed Life Is Elsewhere is an epic of adolescence; an ironic tale that tenderly erodes sacrosanct values such as childhood, motherhood, revolution, and even poetry.

Jaromil is a ridiculous and touching character, horrifying and totally innocent. And a true poet. He is Rimbaud, entrapped by the communist revolution, entrapped in a somber farce.

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