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Thu June 25, 2015
The Dirty Dozen, with Peggy Blair
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The Proust Questionnaire, with Dayle Furlong
Submitted by Grace on February 4, 2015 - 11:22am
After starting her literary career with an acclaimed collection of poetry, Dayle Furlong returns this winter with a novel set partially in her native Newfoundland. Saltwater Cowboys (Dundurn Press) tells the story of Jack and Angela McCarthy, who find themselves facing financial ruin. Jack takes a mining job in desolate northern Alberta, taking Angela along with him. Things go from bad to worse when a friend of Jack's is driven to desperate (and criminal) lengths by his own financial troubles. Today Dayle appears on Open Book to tackle the Proust Questionnaire, where she tells us about a very tasty extravagance, a fictional hero from an iconic Canadian novel and wrangling (what else, given Saltwater Cowboys?) salt. 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 is your favourite occupation? What would you like to be? What is your favourite colour? What is your favourite flower? What is your favourite bird? What historical figure do you admire the most? What character in history do you most dislike? Who are your favourite prose authors? Who are your favourite poets? Who are your favourite heroes in fiction? Who are your heroes in real life? 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? Related item from our archives |
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