VOCE BOOKS (CLUB): ON THE CALCULATION OF VOLUME, I & II

Join us for a special edition of the VOCE BOOKS (CLUB) where we’ll be discussing, not one but TWO books in translation & introducing readers to Solvej Balle’s extraordinary, seven book cycle ON THE CALCULATION OF VOLUME, the first two books in the series translated from Danish by BARBARA J. HAVELAND & published by FABER.

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.

TICKETS: £20 book & entry inc. copies of ‘On the Calculation of Volume I & II’ / £12.99 inc. a copy of ‘On the Calculation of Volume I or II’

Please note, we will be discussing the books in tandem, so we advise reading them both ahead of the meeting. If you have already purchased copies from Voce Books & would like to join us, please email [email protected]

Spaces are limited & offered on a first-come-first-served basis, so we kindly ask that you reserve your ticket by purchasing a copy of the book here on our Eventbrite page. We will notify you via email when the book is ready to collect.

VOCE BOOKS is located at 54-57 Allison Street, Digbeth with step-free access via BRIG Café. For further enquiries about the event, or to discuss any other access requirements please email [email protected]

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