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Spectator competition winners: If Alan Bennett had been a spy

7 May 2022

9:00 AM

7 May 2022

9:00 AM

In Competition No. 3247, you were asked to submit the reflections of a well-known writer on a career path they might have taken.

Most famous writers have had day jobs – Kurt Vonnegut sold Saabs, Harper Lee worked as an airline ticket agent, and Joseph Heller was a blacksmith’s apprentice.

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