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Do you read with your nose?

When John Sutherland, a distinguished former professor of modern English literature, lost his sense of smell four years ago, he found a new perspective on George Orwell.

Mr Sutherland explains why he considers Orwell a "very smelly writer" and how Orwell's nose was one of his most valuable literary tools.

(Photo: George Orwell. Credit: 麻豆社)

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2 minutes