Life Is Elsewhere ({{lang-cs|Život je jinde}}) is a Czech-language novel by Milan Kundera finished in 1969. It was published in French translation in 1973 ({{lang|fr|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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