In Search of Lost Time · Character
Aunt Léonie
The narrator's hypochondriac aunt who lives in Combray.
minor
Also known as Léonie, aunt Léonie
First appearance: combray
Aunt Léonie shows up with force in Venice. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Aunt Léonie's bedroom window at Combray is recalled as a point of comparison to the hotel window in Venice.
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- Combray household figures
- Aristocratic and artistic connections
- Narrator's social and romantic circles
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- Breaking point
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- Closing
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