Who is your favorite "classic" author?

Who is your favorite "classic" author?
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F. Scott Fitzgerald. I’ve only read The Great Gatsby, but the way this man writes makes me see what he is describing. When the narrator is wistful, I am wistful. when he is angry, I am angry. I didn’t particularly like the book, but the way it was written took my breath away.
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