On the Calculation of Quantity I by Solvej Balle, translated by Barbara J. Haveland
That is the primary in a seven-volume speculative collection by Danish writer Solvej Balle. It’s additionally been longlisted for the Nationwide Guide Award for Translated Literature. It follows Tara Selter, who’s caught in a time loop. We meet her as she resides via her 122nd November 18th. The writer’s description says, “The first volume’s gravitational pull―a force inverse to its constriction―has the effect of a strong tranquilizer, but a drug under which your powers of observation only grow sharper and more acute. Give in to the book’s logic (its minute movements, its thrilling shifts, its slant wit, its slowing of time) and its spell is utterly intoxicating.”
