On the Calculation of Volume (Book V) - ON ORDER/RESERVE COPY

Synopsis

For Tara Selter, time has long since ceased to move forward. Trapped in the endless repetition of November 18, she has gradually built a new existence within a world where tomorrow never arrives. Now, surrounded by others who share her impossible condition, Tara begins to imagine a life shaped not by escape, but by adaptation. As new relationships deepen and old ones are tested, the repeating day becomes less a prison than a landscape in which questions of memory, love, identity, and mortality unfold with extraordinary depth.

In the fifth installment of Solvej Balle's remarkable septology, the mystery of the time loop remains, but the novel's emotional and philosophical horizons continue to expand. With hypnotic precision and quiet brilliance, Balle transforms the ordinary into something profound, crafting one of the most ambitious and rewarding works in contemporary literature. On the Calculation of Volume is a series unlike any other, where every repeated day reveals something startlingly new.

About the Author

Solvej Balle is a Danish novelist and essayist whose work has earned international acclaim for its originality, formal innovation, and philosophical depth. Since her literary debut in 1986, she has become one of Scandinavia's most celebrated contemporary writers. On the Calculation of Volume, her seven-book literary epic, has been hailed as a modern masterpiece and has introduced readers around the world to her singular vision. This edition is translated from the Danish by Sophia Hersi Smith and Jennifer Russell.

Publisher

New Directions

Publication Date

November 17, 2026

Format

Paperback

Pages

208

Subjects

Literary Fiction · Fiction in Translation · Speculative Fiction · Philosophical Fiction · Danish Literature · Contemporary Fiction

ISBN

9780811240383