Another perfect installment of this astonishing series! Tara Selter discovers that she’s not alone inside her eternal November 18th, and the implications are deeply moving and endlessly exciting. Balle has unlocked a level of narrative that I scarcely knew was possible. Translators Sophia Hersi Smith and Jennifer Russell deserve a lot of credit, too, for how pleasurable the work is to read.
On the Calculation of Volume (Book III) by Solvej Balle, (List Price: $15.95, New Directions, 9780811238397, November 2025)
Reviewed by Kristen Iskandrian, Thank You Books in Birmingham, Alabama