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The Proust Questionnaire, with Lena Coakley
Submitted by Grace on August 30, 2011 - 9:39am
The author of Witchlanders (Simon & Schuster), Lena Coakley is an American-born writer living in Toronto. Witchlanders is her first novel. In her answers to the Proust Questionnaire, Lena Coakley tells Open Book her chief characteristic, her David Bowie timeline and what the weather's like in Yorkshire. 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? 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 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? 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? How do you want to die? What is your current state of mind? What do you consider your greatest accomplishment? _________________________________
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