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Shortlisted for the International Booker Prize 2025
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'Absolutely, absolutely incredible.' Karl Ove Knausgaard 'A total explosion.' Nicole Krauss 'Unforgettable.' Hernan Díaz 'Breathtaking.' Chetna Maroo 'Brilliant.' Jon McGregor 'Absolutely marvellous.' Lauren Groff A NEW YORKER AND PARIS REVIEW BOOK OF THE YEAR It seems so odd to me now, how one can be so...
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The first volume of the poetic, page-turning masterpiece about one woman's fall through the cracks of time.
The first volume of the poetic, page-turning masterpiece about one woman's fall through the cracks of time.
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'Absolutely, absolutely incredible.' Karl Ove Knausgaard
'A total explosion.' Nicole Krauss
'Unforgettable.' Hernan Díaz
'Breathtaking.' Chetna Maroo
'Brilliant.' Jon McGregor
'Absolutely marvellous.' Lauren Groff
A NEW YORKER AND PARIS REVIEW BOOK OF THE YEAR
It seems so odd to me now, how one can be so unsettled by the improbable. When we know that our entire existence is founded on freak occurrences and improbable coincidences. That we wouldn't be here at all if it weren't for these curious twists of fate.
The first volume of the poetic, page-turning masterpiece about one woman's fall through the cracks of time.
Tara Selter has slipped out of time.
Every morning, she wakes up to the 18th of November. She no longer expects to wake up to the 19th of November, and she no longer remembers the 17th of November as if it were yesterday.
She comes to know the shape of the day like the back of her hand - the grey morning light in her Paris hotel; the moment a blackbird breaks into song; her husband's surprise at seeing her return home unannounced. But for everyone around her, this day is lived for the first and only time. They do not remember the other 18ths of November, and they do not believe her when she tries to explain.
As Tara approaches her 365th 18th of November, she can't shake the feeling that somewhere underneath the surface of this day, there's a way to escape.
WINNER OF THE 2022 NORDIC COUNCIL LITERATURE PRIZE
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9780571383375
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 10 April 2025
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Faber & Faber
Edition: Main
Contributors:
- Translated by Barbara J. Haveland
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Width: 135.0mm
Height: 216.0mm
Weight: 250g
Pages: 192
About the Author
Solvej Balle was born in 1962 and made her debut in 1986 with Lyrefugl (Lyrebird.) She went on to write one of the 1990s' most acclaimed works of Danish literature, Ifølge loven (1993) ('According to the Law: Four Accounts of Mankind', translated by Barbara Haveland.) On Calculation of Volume is Solvej Balle's return to literary stardom after nearly 30 years.
Barbara J. Haveland (b. 1951) is a Scottish literary translator, resident in Copenhagen. She translates fiction, poetry and drama from Danish and Norwegian to English. She has translated works by many leading Danish and Norwegian writers, both classic and contemporary, including Henrik Ibsen, Peter Hoeg, Linn Ullmann and Carl Frode Tiller.
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The third volume of the landmark European masterpiece about a woman lost in time. Tara Selter is no longer alone. I have met someone who remembers. Yesterday. That is to say, I met him yesterday. But he remembers yesterday, too. He remembers that we met yesterday. 'A classic in the making.' — Chetna Maroo 'I'm counting the days until the...Paperback$2600Elsewhere:$2999Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips tomorrow -
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