On the Calculation of Volume IV by Solvej Balle

On the Calculation of Volume IV by Solvej BalleIn 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. Now the villa is full of people. As their community grows, their search for answers about the eighteenth of November becomes

She suspects her cousin of having no talent

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she discovers the solace and sense of wonder that this mysterious creature brings and comes to a greater understanding of the interconnections between species and her own human place in the natural world

and her mongrel dingo Moon

And now Quentin will do anything to find what he's always been looking for

deeply moving

Born and raised in Sydney

Some monsters are short

unable to resist what appears to be a miraculously budding friendship

by starting with the mind

tender and surreal novel conveys glimmers of hope for the future within the brutal colonial history of Latin America - finding in the rainforest a magical space where transformation is not only possible but necessary