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George Orwell
George Orwell (1903-1950) was a British essayist and novelist whose works 'Nineteen Eighty-Four' and 'Animal Farm' defined the modern understanding of totalitarianism. His clear, direct prose style and unwavering commitment to truth made him the twentieth century's most influential political writer in English.
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