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Thu October 6, 2011
Ten Questions, with Brian Fawcett
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The Proust Questionnaire, with Nora Young
Submitted by Grace on May 7, 2012 - 10:33am
Author and broadcaster Nora Young is the host of CBC's Spark. In her new book, The Virtual Self: How Our Digital Lives Are Altering the World Around Us (McClelland & Stewart) she explores the virtual information we release about ourselves and how it impacts our lives. The Virtual Self asks timely questions about data sharing, government influence and privacy, and examines how our data might be used to create better communities. In her answers to the Proust Questionnaire, Nora tells Open Book about the allure of Sicilian pizza and also updates one of the Proust Questionnaire queries for the modern age. 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 occupation? What would you like to be? What is your favourite colour? What is your favourite flower? What is your favourite bird? Who are your favourite prose authors? Who is your favourite painter? Who is your favourite musician? What is your favourite food? 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? Check out all the Proust Questionnaire interviews in our archives. Related item from our archives |