War and Peace · Character

Mademoiselle Bourienne's aunt

  • Minor
  • First seen · Book 1 · Ch. 51

She is a faint presence at the edge of another woman’s recollections, known through a story handed down in the family. The few traces of her leave the impression of a voice remembered more than a figure seen.

Gender
female
First appears
Book 1 · Ch. 51
Books
1

Mademoiselle Bourienne’s aunt appears only as the source of a story Bourienne recalls and reshapes in her imagination. No independent life or further role is given to her, leaving her as a small, indistinct presence in Bourienne’s private thoughts.

Description

The text gives no physical description of Mademoiselle Bourienne’s aunt. Her age, build, complexion, hair, eyes, clothing, and manner are unspecified, so a faithful visual depiction should leave these features undetermined.

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