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Tom Stoppard died peacefully at home in Dorset, surrounded by his family, on Saturday, 29 November 2025.
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Solvej Balle was born in 1962 and made her debut in 1986 with Lyrefugl (Lyrebird.) She went on to write one of the 1990s’ most acclaimed works of Danish literature, Ifølge loven (1993) (‘According to the Law: Four Accounts of Mankind’, translated by Barbara Haveland.) On Calculation of Volume is Solvej Balle’s return to literary stardom after nearly 30 years.
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Tom Stoppard died peacefully at home in Dorset, surrounded by his family, on Saturday, 29 November 2025.
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