PROUST Questionnaire de. - Lot 195

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PROUST Questionnaire de. - Lot 195
PROUST Questionnaire de. 124 autographed responses by writers (2 unsigned and 7 typed), Responses after Marcel Proust, 1950-1967; 123 partly printed leaves in-4, mounted on tabs on wove paper leaves, all bound in one vol. in-4 dark green morocco, damaged slipcase (Alix). Extraordinary collection of writers' answers to the "Proust Questionnaire". The 37 questions of this "Questionnaire de Proust", inspired by the two questionnaires answered by Marcel Proust, had been prepared by Léonce PEILLARD (1898-1996) for the magazine Livres de France, and were asked to the writers to whom the magazine devoted an issue, between 1950 and 1967. Some authors have crossed out some questions they did not wish to answer. What is, for you, the height of misery? Where would you like to live? What is your ideal of earthly happiness? For which faults are you most indulgent? What are your favorite novel heroes? What is your favorite historical character? Your favorite heroines in real life? Your favorite heroines in fiction? Your favorite painter? Your favorite musician? Your favorite quality in men? Your favorite female quality? Your favorite virtue ? Your favorite occupation ? Who would you like to be ? The main trait of my character ? The quality I desire in a man? The quality I prefer in a woman? What I like most in my friends? My main flaw? My favorite occupation ? My dream of happiness? What would be my greatest misfortune? What I would like to be ? The color I prefer ? The flower I like ? My favorite bird ? My favorite prose writers? My favorite poets ? My heroes in real life ? My heroines in history ? My favorite names? What do I hate most? Historical characters I despise the most? The military fact I admire the most ? The reform I admire the most ? The gift of nature I would like to have? How I would like to die? Present state of my mind? Faults that inspire me the most indulgence? My motto ? .../... Marcel ACHARD, Louis ARAGON, Marcel ARLAND, Alexandre ARNOUX, Jacques AUDIBERTI (in double), Claude AVELINE, Marcel AYMÉ, Gérard BAUËR, Hervé BAZIN, Maurice BEDEL, Pierre BENOIT, André BILLY, Jean BLANZAT, Pierre de BOISDEFFRE, Georges BLOND, Antoine BLONDIN, Jean- Louis BORY, Henri BOSCO, Jacques de BOURBON-BUSSET, Marcel BRION, Pierre BRISSON (April 2, 1957), Carlo BRONNE (unsigned), Michel BUTOR, José CABANIS (1966), Roger CAILLOIS (December 10, 1962), Jérôme CARCOPINO, Jean CAYROL, Blaise CENDRARS (May 15, 1950), André CHAMSON, Jacques CHASTENET, Maurice CHEVALIER, Paul CLAUDEL, Bernard CLAVEL), Henri CLOUARD, Georges CONCHON, Jean-Louis CURTIS, Pierre DANINOS (dactyl. with aut. additions), Michel DÉON, Pierre DESJARDINS (dactyl.), Michel DÉON, Pierre DESCAVES, Jean d'ESME, André DHÔTEL, Roland DORGELÈS, Michel DROIT, Maurice DRUON, Georges DUHAMEL, Jean DUTOURD, Philippe ERLANGER, Robert ESCARPIT (2), Claude FARRÈRE, Yves GANDON, Romain GARY, Pierre GASCAR, Maurice GENEVOIX (plus one proof), Paul GÉRALDY (2, plus letter), Jean GIONO, Serge GROUSSARD, Jean GUITTON, Paul GUTH, Kléber HAEDENS, Philippe HÉRIAT, Jean HOUGRON, René HUYGHE, Roger IKOR (dactyl.), Eugène IONESCO (partly typed), Marcel JOUHANDEAU, Joseph KESSEL (2), Jacques de LACRETELLE, Armand LANOUX, Raymond LAS VERGNAS, Jean de LA VARENDE, Paul LÉAUTAUD, Pierre MAC ORLAN (2), Françoise MALLET-JORIS, André PIEYRE DE MANDIARGUES (6 Sept. 1965), Félicien MARCEAU, Robert MARGERIT, François MAURIAC, André MAUROIS (2), Henri de MONFREID, Christian MURCIAUX, Roger NIMIER, François NOURISSIER, Marcel PAGNOL, Jean PAULHAN, Léonce PEILLARD (16 Oct. 1967), Édouard PEISSON, Henri PERRUCHOT, Joseph PEYRÉ, Roger PEYREFITTE (in duplicate, March 17 and 18, 1959), Henri QUEFFÉLEC, Raymond QUENEAU, Paul REBOUX, Alain ROBBE-GRILLET (May 6, 1964), Emmanuel ROBLÈS, Christiane ROCHEFORT, Jules ROMAINS, Jean ROSTAND, Claude ROY, Robert SABATIER, Armand SALACROU, Michel de SAINT-PIERRE, A. t'SERSTEVENS, Georges SIMENON (2, of which 1 is typed), Pierre-Henri SIMON, Jules SUPERVIELLE, Jérôme and Jean THARAUD, Maurice TOESCA, Elsa TRIOLET (Aug. 1966), Henri TROYAT, Roger VAILLAND (typed), Jean-Louis VAUDOYER (Oct. 31, 1956), Roger VERCEL, VERCORS, Paul VIALAR, Louise de VILMORIN (unsigned typed). Provenance : Philippe Zoummeroff collection (April 28-29, 1999, n° 357).
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