Solvej Balle & Chris Power: On the Calculation of Volume
<p>‘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.’</p><br><p>Solvej Balle’s septology&nbsp;<a href="https://www.londonreviewbookshop.co.uk/stock/on-the-calculation-of-volume-i-absolutely-absolutely-incredible.-knausgard-solvej-balle" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>On the Calculation of Volume</em></a>&nbsp;(Faber), thirty years in the making, was published in Danish by the author’s own press to huge and universal acclaim: ‘Absolutely, absolutely incredible’ (Karl Ove Knausgaard); ‘Unforgettable’ (Hernan Díaz); ‘A total explosion’ (Nicole Krauss). Now Faber has brought the first&nbsp;<a href="https://www.londonreviewbookshop.co.uk/stock/on-the-calculation-of-volume-ii-impossible-to-put-down.-kate-briggs-solvej-balle" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">two volumes</a>&nbsp;of her masterpiece to an anglophone readership in a vibrant translation by Barbara J. Haveland, the first of which has been nominated for this year’s&nbsp;<a href="https://www.londonreviewbookshop.co.uk/booklists/international-booker-prize-longlist-2025" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">International Booker Prize</a>.</p><p>Balle was joined in conversation by novelist and critic Chris Power.</p><br><p>Get the books: <a href="https://www.londonreviewbookshop.co.uk/stock/on-the-calculation-of-volume-i-absolutely-absolutely-incredible.-knausgard-solvej-balle" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.londonreviewbookshop.co.uk/stock/on-the-calculation-of-volume-i-absolutely-absolutely-incredible.-knausgard-solvej-balle</a></p><p>Find more events at the Bookshop: <a href="https://lrb.me/eventspod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://lrb.me/eventspod</a></p><p><br></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
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‘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.’
Solvej Balle’s septology On the Calculation of Volume (Faber), thirty years in the making, was published in Danish by the author’s own press to huge and universal acclaim: ‘Absolutely, absolutely incredible’ (Karl Ove Knausgaard); ‘Unforgettable’ (Hernan Díaz); ‘A total explosion’ (Nicole Krauss). Now Faber has brought the first two volumes of her masterpiece to an anglophone readership in a vibrant translation by Barbara J. Haveland, the first of which has been nominated for this year’s International Booker Prize.
Balle was joined in conversation by novelist and critic Chris Power.
Get the books: https://www.londonreviewbookshop.co.uk/stock/on-the-calculation-of-volume-i-absolutely-absolutely-incredible.-knausgard-solvej-balle
Find more events at the Bookshop: https://lrb.me/eventspod
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.