Tara Selter has become someone new. Tara has returned to Thomas, but she is no longer the person he remembers. She has now spent twelve years in the eighteenth of November, while Thomas has endlessly repeated his identical day. He struggles to reconcile Tara as she is now with the Tara he loves. And so she rejoins her friends, with whom she finds companionship and understanding. They set off for Val Benoit, where other time-stranded people have created a community built on curiosity, conversation and even optimism. As the eighteenth of November continues to expand, Tara''s connection with those around her deepens, and a life beyond Thomas comes unexpectedly into view. ''I was smitten.'' Richard Flanagan ''Hypnotic . . . a philosophical experiment illuminated by a novelist''s sensuous and humane way of looking.'' New York Times ''A storm of brilliance.'' Daisy Johnson

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Solvej Balle was born in 1962 and made her debut in 1986 with Lyrefugl (Lyrebird.) She went on to write one of the 1990s' most acclaimed works of Danish literature, Ifølge loven **(1993) ('According to the Law: Four Accounts of Mankind', translated by Barbara Haveland.) On Calculation of Volume **is Solvej Balle's return to literary stardom after nearly 30 years.Sophia Hersi Smith lives in Copenhagen, where she translates alongside Jennifer Russell. Together, they have translated fiction and poetry by Danish writers such as Tove Ditlevsen, Marianne Larsen, and Rakel Haslund-Gjerrild.Jennifer Russell lives in Copenhagen, where she translates alongside Sophia Hersi Smith. Together, they have translated fiction and poetry by Danish writers such as Tove Ditlevsen, Marianne Larsen, and Rakel Haslund-Gjerrild.