On the Calculation of Volume (Book II)

On the Calculation of Volume (Book II) continues the hypnotic journey of Tara Selter, a bookseller caught in a reality where every day resets to November 18. As the loop’s first year ends, she returns to the Paris hotel where it all began, unsure if the day will finally change or repeat once more.

In this volume, time remains still, but the world grows deeper. Tara begins to notice subtle shifts—light falling differently on familiar streets, memories rearranging themselves, small signs that her experience is evolving even as the date remains the same. She sets off in search of meaning, traveling through foggy mountains, wintry forests, and sunlit cities, hoping the movement of seasons can reflect back some change within.

With each encounter, Tara’s grasp of self loosens. Who is she without the structure of time? What remains when history and future disappear? Through precise, poetic language, Solvej Balle guides readers through a landscape of heightened sensation and philosophical quiet, where stillness reveals motion and repetition becomes revelation.

On the Calculation of Volume (Book II) is not just a continuation—it is a deepening. It invites readers to sit inside a single moment and feel it stretch, shimmer, and echo with new meaning. For those who loved the first book, this chapter opens the loop wider, revealing just how much a single day can hold.