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The Proust Questionnaire, with Natalee Caple
Submitted by erin on May 18, 2011 - 2:33pm
Natalee Caple is the author of four books of fiction and two books of poetry, including the novels The Plight of Happy People in an Ordinary World (Anansi) and Mackerel Sky (Thomas Allen/St. Martin's). Her short story collection The Heart is its Own Reason (Insomniac) was positively reviewed by the New York Times and has been optioned for film, and her poetry collection A More Tender Ocean (Coach House) was nominated for the Gerald Lampert Award. She is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in English at the University of Calgary. In her answers to the Proust Questionnaire, Natalee tells us her greatest accomplishment, her principal fault, her idea of happiness and more. Natalee Caple's newest book, How I Came to Haunt my Parents, was recently published in an electronic edition with Joyland/ECW Press. She will be in Toronto this week for a conversation with Andrew Pyper at Joyland's "Ain't Too Proud to Beg" Fundraiser, which takes place at Supermarket on Thursday, May 19th. You'll also have a chance to meet authors Chris Eaton and Carl Wilson. Visit our Events page for more information. How I Came to Haunt my Parents, Jim Hanas's Why They Cried and Chris Eaton's Letters to Thomas Pynchon are now available to be purchased at a special trio price. Click here for more details. _________________________________ 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 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? 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 |