On the Calculation of Volume IV : ‘Unquestionably one of the greatest works of 21st century literature so far.’ Herald by Balle, Solvej

Author: Balle, Solvej

Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Published on 9 April 2026 by FABER & FABER in the United Kingdom.

Paperback | 208 pages
215 x 137 x 20 | 232g

It feels as though we have each been walking along our own path in the same forest. And now, we have found our way to a clearing and suddenly we see that we share not only the clearing but the forest too. You think it begins when you meet, but in fact, our stories were already entwined.

‘Absolutely, absolutely incredible.’ Karl Ove Knausgrd’Astonishing.’ London Review of Books ‘Unforgettable.’ Hernan Daz’A speculative masterwork.’ The Cut ‘I was smitten.’ Richard Flanagan The fourth volume of the poetic, page-turning and International Booker shortlisted masterpiece about a woman’s fall through the cracks of time.

Tara Selter has found a new home. In 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.

As more people continue to arrive, their home fills with movement, voices fill the air; a flurry of people asking questions, sharing their eighteenths of November. Slowly, they settle into a new routine and Tara begins to breathe a little easier. Could they create a new world inside the eighteenth of November?