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The Proust Questionnaire, with Keith Henderson
Submitted by Grace on July 10, 2013 - 8:29am
Keith Henderson's third novel is The Roof Walkers (DC Books), which tells the story of Irish Canadian Eoin O’Donoghue, an IRA operative turned Canadian spy. Set against the backdrop of the American Civil War and the birth of Canada, The Roof Walkers will provide great fodder for fans of historical fiction. In his answers to the Proust Questionnaire, Keith tells Open Book about an enviable extravagance, the instrument he'd most like to master and a motto that is all in the family. 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. 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 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 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 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 out all the Proust Questionnaire interviews in our archives. Related item from our archives |