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What do you understand about the authors literary inclinations from the account?  

Answer:

The duty of Asokamitran in Gemini Studios was to cut out newspaper clippings on a wide variety of subjects and store them in files. Although he performed an insignificant Job, he was the most well-informed of all the members of the Geminifamily. Poets like S.D.S. Yogiar, Sangu Subramanyam, Krishna Sastry, and Harindranath Chattopadhyaya used to sit for long hours in Gemini Studios hence, an intellectual environment prevailed. The exposure was, however, limited. When The Hindu, made an announcement about a short story contest, the author went to the British Council Library to find out more about it.   The author's literary interest is evident from the fact that even when he was out of Gemini Studios and did not have much money, he noticed on the footpath new books for fifty paise each. He paid fifty paise and picked up The Cod That Failed where one essay was by Stephen Spender, the poet who had visited Gemini Studios. Suddenly, the book assumed tremendous significance. In a moment, he felt a little more enlightened.