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

Solvej Balle, Sophia Hersi Smith, Jennifer Russell
Format: Paperback
Publisher: FABER & FABER
Published: April 9, 2026
ISBN: 9780571397037
208 pages
Country of publication: United Kingdom

£12.99

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?

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