What do you understand about the author’s literary inclinations from the account?

Though the author had a very tedious and unchallenging job at the studios, his interest in literature and writing is apparent in his willingness to participate in the short story contest organised by the British periodical, The Encounter. Moreover, the author appears to be a keen reader visiting libraries and buying books on wide-ranging topics whenever he could afford them. Besides, the narrative also establishes the fact that the author was one of the most knowledgeable persons in Gemini Studios. His idea about how prose writing was not meant for geniuses but for those with patience and perseverance, highlight his reflective and deep thoughts on literature and creative writing.

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The author’s work in the Gemini Studios was to cut out newspaper clippings on a wide variety of subjects. Naturally, his work honed his literary taste. He was well informed. He must have fairly good knowledge of English literature. He has named quite a few English poets in this account. He must have been sending his prose pieces to different papers and periodicals. He surely sent his entry to a short story contest organised by The Encounter. Even after his retirement, he did not give up reading. He saw a pile of low-priced edition of ‘The God That failed’ and bought a copy. This shows that he had a taste for serious reading.

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