{"product_id":"on-the-calculation-of-volume-iv-the-greatest-literary-work-of-the-21st-century-herald-9780571397037","title":"On the Calculation of Volume IV: 'The greatest literary work of the 21st century' Herald","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe International Booker-shortlisted masterpiece continues - a story about a woman lost in time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eTara Selter is one of many.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn a sprawling villa on the outskirts of Bremen, Tara Selter is starting to settle into a new kind of eighteenth of November. Her days with Henry, Ralf and Olga revolve around the daily routines of practical chores: gathering provisions, splitting firewood. But one morning, there are five new arrivals at their wrought-iron gate.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNow the villa is full of people. As their community grows, their search for answers about the eighteenth of November becomes more urgent.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eShortlisted for the International Booker Prize and Winner of the Nordic Council Prize for Literature, \u003ci\u003eOn the Calculation of Volume IV \u003c\/i\u003e is the fourth volume of the poetic, page-turning European masterpiece about one woman's fall through the cracks of time. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Absolutely, absolutely incredible.' \u003c\/b\u003eKarl Ove Knausgård\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A total explosion.' \u003c\/b\u003eNicole Krauss\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Unforgettable.' \u003c\/b\u003eHernán Díaz\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Breathtaking.'\u003c\/b\u003e Chetna Maroo\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Brilliant.' \u003c\/b\u003eJon McGregor\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Absolutely marvellous.' \u003c\/b\u003eLauren Groff\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch4\u003eDetails\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003eISBN13: 9780571397037\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNumber of Pages: 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEdition: Main\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication Date: 14 Apr 2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublisher: Faber \u0026amp; Faber\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication City, Country: London, United Kingdom\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDimensions (cm): 21.6(H)x13.5(L)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWeight (gm): \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h4\u003eSolvej Balle was born in 1962 and made her debut in 1986 with \u003ci\u003eLyrefugl \u003c\/i\u003e(\u003ci\u003eLyrebird.) \u003c\/i\u003eShe went on to write one of the 1990s' most acclaimed works of Danish literature, \u003ci\u003eIfølge loven\u003c\/i\u003e (1993) ('According to the Law: Four Accounts of Mankind', translated by Barbara Haveland.) \u003ci\u003eOn Calculation of Volume\u003c\/i\u003e is Solvej Balle's return to literary stardom after nearly 30 years.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJennifer Russell and Sophia Hersi Smith are translators from the Danish based in Copenhagen. Their translations include \u003ci\u003eMy Work \u003c\/i\u003eby Olga Ravn and \u003ci\u003eThere Lives a Young Girl In Me Who Will Not Die \u003c\/i\u003eby Tove Ditlevsen. In 2020, they were awarded the American-Scandinavian Foundation's Translation Prize. Their translations have appeared in the \u003ci\u003eParis Review\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGranta\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAsymptote\u003c\/i\u003e, and on stage.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch4\u003eReviews\u003c\/h4\u003e","brand":"Solvej Balle","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48717341622489,"sku":"9780571397037","price":29.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0502\/9530\/8441\/files\/71YFjR2BhmL._SL1500.jpg?v=1779026086","url":"https:\/\/www.arielbooks.com.au\/products\/on-the-calculation-of-volume-iv-the-greatest-literary-work-of-the-21st-century-herald-9780571397037","provider":"Ariel","version":"1.0","type":"link"}