VOCE BOOKS (CLUB): ON THE CALCULATION OF VOLUME, I & II

VOCE BOOKS (CLUB): ON THE CALCULATION OF VOLUME, I & II

Join us for a special edition of the VOCE BOOKS (CLUB) where we’ll be discussing, not one but TWO books in translation.

By Voce Books

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Voce Books

54-57 Allison Street Birmingham B5 5TH United Kingdom

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No refunds

About this event

Join us for a special edition of the VOCE BOOKS (CLUB) where we’ll be discussing, not one but TWO books in translation & introducing readers to Solvej Balle’s extraordinary, seven book cycle ON THE CALCULATION OF VOLUME, the first two books in the series translated from Danish by BARBARA J. HAVELAND & published by FABER.

Tara Selter has slipped out of time. Every morning, she wakes up to the 18th of November. She no longer expects to wake up to the 19th of November, and she no longer remembers the 17th of November as if it were yesterday. She comes to know the shape of the day like the back of her hand – the grey morning light in her Paris hotel; the moment a blackbird breaks into song; her husband’s surprise at seeing her return home unannounced. But for everyone around her, this day is lived for the first and only time. They do not remember the other 18ths of November, and they do not believe her when she tries to explain. As Tara approaches her 365th 18th of November, she can’t shake the feeling that somewhere underneath the surface of this day, there’s a way to escape.

TICKETS: £20 book & entry inc. copies of ‘On the Calculation of Volume I & II’ / £12.99 inc. a copy of ‘On the Calculation of Volume I or II’

Please note, we will be discussing the books in tandem, so we advise reading them both ahead of the meeting. If you have already purchased copies from Voce Books & would like to join us, please email info@vocebooks.com

Spaces are limited & offered on a first-come-first-served basis, so we kindly ask that you reserve your ticket by purchasing a copy of the book here on our Eventbrite page. We will notify you via email when the book is ready to collect.

VOCE BOOKS is located at 54-57 Allison Street, Digbeth with step-free access via BRIG Café. For further enquiries about the event, or to discuss any other access requirements please email info@vocebooks.com

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Voce Books is a new independent bookshop for Birmingham, located at The Warehouse in Digbeth. We focus on the vibrant and boundary-breaking independent publishing scene, the site of some of the most eclectic and future-focused writing. We stock fiction, translations, poetry, the most interesting titles on culture and politics, magazines, zines & a little bit of art.

New books. New voices.

We believe that the best books have their own unique character, their own specific and distinctive voice, hence our name, Voce: the Italian word for voice. With carefully curated shelves categorised by individual publisher and two experienced booksellers dedicated to recommending books that showcase the true breadth and diversity of the independent publishing landscape both at home and across the world, Voce Books is an entirely contemporary and inclusive book space, inspired by the new, the unusual and the unexpected.

£12.99 – £20
Nov 24 · 7:00 PM GMT