The Purest Definition of Love, the Qualities of a Lasting Relationship, and the Salve for the Betrayals of Time

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.themarginalian.org/2026/01/24/solvej-balle-love/

Book 13: “On the Calculation of Volume (Book 1)” by #SolvejBalle.

A woman keeps waking up to Nov. 18th. Non-sci-fi with a sci-fi premise! Tara tests the boundaries of her circumscribed life, driven by curiosity, philosophy, and despair. Short, but it drags sometimes as you’re trapped in the monotony with her. Even though I’d like to learn what becomes of her, I don’t think I can read the full septology. Hubby said the 2nd didn’t add anything.

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I bought a book today …
#danishbook #solvejballe

Det fyrste eg gjorde når eg ankom København var å gå til nærmaste opne bokhandlar og kjøpe #SolvejBalle si nyaste. «Om udregning af rumfang VI». Halvanna år har eg venta på denne! Eg las den førre påska i fjor.

No må eg berre lese dei siste ~50 sidane i noverande bok så eg kan fokusere på det viktigaste.

#BokTut

Book Review: On the Calculation of Volume by Solvej Balle (tr. Barbara Haveland)

  A lingering, thoughtful take on the human experience of living through a time loop Published in 2024 in the US but 2025 in the UK, the fir...

"On the Calculation of Volume" by Solvej Balle

Fantastic book. I read it in one day. I don't think I've done that before.

It's a Danish book about a woman stuck in a time loop, like Groundhog Day, but with some notable differences. Like, if she buys things, she might still have them the next time she wakes up.

It's a seven-book series. Two have been translated to English so far. I'll have to learn Danish so I can read the rest 😅

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Wenn sich die gewohnte Zeitstruktur auflöst und ein Tag immer wiederkehrt: dann wird man wohl ganz bei sich bleiben müssen. #SolvejBalle variiert im ersten Band ihres Romanzyklus das Thema der Zeitschleife auf ungewöhnliche Weise.
Mehr darüber auf #PrekäreWelten:
🌀 https://prekaerewelten.org/2025/05/05/solvej-balle-uber-die-berechnung-des-rauminhalts-i-2023-buchbesprechung/
Solvej Balle: Über die Berechnung des Rauminhalts I (2023) – Buchbesprechung

Nach einer Geschäftsreise zu einer Antiquariatsmesse in Bordeaux beginnt für die Buchhändlerin Tara Selter, die mit ihrem Mann Thomas in einem Haus in Nordfrankreich lebt, die Zeit stillzustehen. G…

Prekäre Welten

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Ein Buch über eine aus dem Ruder gelaufene Zeit. Die für den #BookerPrize 2025 shortgelistete dänische Autorin #SolvejBalle

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Lese mit steigender Desorientiertheit im Roman von #SolvejBalle #ÜberDieBerechnungDesRauminhaltsI (2023).

Was passiert, wenn die Zeit defekt ist, wenn derselbe Tag immer wiederkehrt, aber die Welt und der Raum dabei auseinanderbrechen? Ein peinigendes Stück Literatur.

Review: On the Calculation of Volume I, by Solvej Balle
by Rich Horton

This is the first of a planned seven volumes of a long novel. #SolvejBalle is a #Danish writer who has been well-regarded in her home country for decades, to the point that she has received a lifetime grant from the Danish Arts Foundation.

http://rrhorton.blogspot.com/2025/04/review-on-calculation-of-volume-i-by.html

Review: On the Calculation of Volume I, by Solvej Balle

Review: On the Calculation of Volume I , by Solvej Balle by Rich Horton This is the first of a planned seven volumes of a long novel. Solvej...