Marcus McCann braves Open Book Toronto’s Proust Questionnaire

Who are your favourite heroes in fiction?
In the best books, there are no heroes.

What are your favourite names?
Boys: Flounder, Tobasco. Girls: Camanda, Countessa, Cassette. Floundra in a pinch. Unisex: Collander.

What is it you most dislike?
Watching people yell at each other on TV.

What is your motto?
Find the mortal world enough. (It’s Auden)

Read the whole darned thing.

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