Her blue, almond-shaped eyes - now even more elongated - ha… - Marcel Proust

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Her blue, almond-shaped eyes - now even more elongated - had altered in appearance; they were indeed of the same colour, but seemed to have passed into a liquid state. So much so that, when she closed them, it was as though a pair of curtains had been drawn to shut out a view of the sea.

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Valentin Louis Georges Eugène Marcel Proust (10 July 1871 – 18 November 1922) was a French novelist, essayist and critic.

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Alternative Names: Valentin Louis Georges Eugène Marcel Proust • Proust • Valentin Louis Georges Eugéne Marcel Proust • Valentin-Louis-Georges-Eugéne-Marcel Proust • Valentin Louis Georges Eugene Marcel Proust • Valentin-Louis-Georges-Eugene-Marcel Proust • Bernard d'Algouvres • Valentin-Louis-Georges-Eugène-Marcel Proust

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