About the book
\"I will say no more about this lacerating book except to urge it upon all who care about literature in our difficult era.\" — Boston Globe
\"A sly and merciless lampoon of revolutionary romanticism. . . Kundera commits some of the funniest literary savaging since Evelyn Waugh polished off Dickens in A Handful of Dust.\"— Time
Milan Kundera initially intended to call this novel The Lyrical Age. The lyrical age, according to him, is youth, and this novel, above all, is an epic of adolescence; an ironic epic that tenderly erodes sacrosanct values: childhood, motherhood, revolution, and even poetry.
Jaromil is in fact a poet. His mother made him a poet and accompanies him (figuratively) to his love bed and (literally) to his deathbed. A ridiculous and touching character, horrifying and totally innocent (\"innocence with its bloody smile\"!), Jaromil is at the same time a true poet. He's no creep, he's Rimbaud. Rimbaud entrapped by the communist revolution, entrapped in a somber farce.
Editions of Life Is Elsewhere
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780060997021
- EBook
- ISBN 9780063290679
Read an Excerpt
\"I will say no more about this lacerating book except to urge it upon all who care about literature in our difficult era.\" — Boston Globe
\"A sly and merciless lampoon of revolutionary romanticism. . . Kundera commits some of the funniest literary savaging since Evelyn Waugh polished off Dickens in A Handful of Dust.\"— Time
Milan Kundera initially intended to call this novel The Lyrical Age. The lyrical age, according to him, is youth, and this novel, above all, is an epic of adolescence; an ironic epic that tenderly erodes sacrosanct values: childhood, motherhood, revolution, and even poetry.
Jaromil is in fact a poet. His mother made him a poet and accompanies him (figuratively) to his love bed and (literally) to his deathbed. A ridiculous and touching character, horrifying and totally innocent (\"innocence with its bloody smile\"!), Jaromil is at the same time a true poet. He's no creep, he's Rimbaud. Rimbaud entrapped by the communist revolution, entrapped in a somber farce.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Life Is Elsewhere about?
\"I will say no more about this lacerating book except to urge it upon all who care about literature in our difficult era.\" — Boston Globe
\"A sly and merciless lampoon of revolutionary romanticism. . . Kundera commits some of the funniest literary savaging since Evelyn Waugh polished off Dickens in A Handful of Dust.\"— Time
Milan Kundera initially intended to call this novel The Lyrical Age. The lyrical age, according to him, is youth, and this novel, above all, is an epic of adolescence; an ironic epic that tenderly erodes sacrosanct values: childhood, motherhood, revolution, and even poetry.
Jaromil is in fact a poet. His mother made him a poet and accompanies him (figuratively) to his love bed and (literally) to his deathbed. A ridiculous and touching character, horrifying and totally innocent (\"innocence with its bloody smile\"!), Jaromil is at the same time a true poet. He's no creep, he's Rimbaud. Rimbaud entrapped by the communist revolution, entrapped in a somber farce.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Life Is Elsewhere?
Fiction > Fiction: literary and general non-genre
Where can I read a sample of Life Is Elsewhere?
You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9780060997021
Who is/are the Author/s of the book Life Is Elsewhere?
Aaron Asher, Milan Kundera
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
Life Is Elsewhere is available as paperback(ISBN 9780060997021) and ebook(ISBN 9780063290679)
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