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The Vanity Fair Interview, Simon Moretti talks to Goshka Macuga

 

 

 

 

Which historical figure do you most identify with?

Any heroic women

Which living person do you most admire?

At the moment Oscar Niemeyer

What is the trait you most deplore in yourself?

Can I tell you later?

What is your greatest extravagance?

Shopping for stuff of various kinds

What is your idea of perfect happiness?

Not to question myself if I am feeling happy or not.

What is your favorite journey?

Departing in my bed and arriving in my bed the next morning (with memory of a good dream)

What do you consider the most overrated virtue?

TV and coca-cola

On what occasion do you lie?

When telling the truth is not the best option.

Which living person you most despise?

There is one or two, but that first one I really hate.

When and where were your most happiest?

On the beach or next to the heater in winter

Which talent would you most like to have?

All the talents that I don't have

What do you consider your greatest achievement?

Surviving the last seven years

What is your most treasured possession?

Few books , few artworks, few dresses and few pairs of shoes

What is your favorite occupation?

Playing with my cats and biting my nails

What is your most marked characteristic?

My polish accent

Who are your favorite writers?

Dostoyevski and Gombrowicz

Who is you favorite hero of fiction?

Somnambulist in Cabinet of Dr Caligari and Corisco in Deus e o Diabo na Terra do Sol

Who are your heroes in real life?

Zofia Guzowska

What is that you most dislike?

Stupidity and carelessness

What is your motto?

Do it all ,do it now.