You're Invited: Celebrating On the Calculation of Volume: Book III
Join us on November 18
Only two installments of the Danish novelist Solvej Balle’s septology, On the Calculation of Volume, have been published in English, but the series has already been embraced as one of the defining literary achievements of the 2020s. The third book, translated by Sophia Hersi Smith and Jennifer Russell, seems destined to be similarly beloved by readers; it has already been shortlisted for the National Book Award for Translated Literature in advance of its publication by New Directions later this month. We were proud to publish the first excerpt of the new book in Issue Fifteen. Read the preview online today to get a taste of this unique speculative masterwork, and, if you’re in New York, join us in two weeks to celebrate it.
On the Calculation of Volume: Book III hits shelves on November 18, the day in which its narrator finds herself trapped. That evening, we will be hosting a launch event with New Directions at McNally Jackson’s Seaport location. Our editors Krithika Varagur and Zain Khalid will be in conversation with the writers Rob Franklin and Sloane Crosley about Balle’s series. RSVP today to secure your spot and a copy of the book. We hope to see you there!
