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The Proust Questionnaire, with George Murray
Submitted by clelia on October 31, 2010 - 6:50am
October 30, 2010 - George Murray is Open Book's November 2010 Writer in Residence. In his answer to the Proust Questionnaire, George tells us his dream of happiness, his chief characteristic and more. The Proust Questionnaire was not invented by Marcel Proust, but it was a much loved game by the French author and many of his contemporaries. The idea behind the questionnaire is that the answers are supposed to reveal the respondent's "true" nature. ________________________________________ What is your dream of happiness? What is your idea of misery? Where would you like to live? What qualities do you admire most in a man? What qualities do you admire most in a woman? What is your chief characteristic? What is your principal fault? What is your greatest extravagance? What faults in others are you most tolerant of? What do you value most about your friends? What characteristic do you dislike most in others? What characteristic do you dislike most in yourself? What is your favourite virtue? What would you like to be? What is your favourite bird? Who are your favourite prose authors? Who are your favourite poets? Who is your favourite painter? Who is your favourite musician? What is your favourite food? What is your favourite drink? What are your favourite names? What is it you most dislike? What natural talent would you most like to possess? How do you want to die? What is your current state of mind? What do you consider your greatest accomplishment? What is your motto? Check back for more Proust Questionnaires with Canada's literati in this latest series of interviews on Open Book. Related item from our archives |