Book that made you cry?

Question

Book that made you cry?
for me it was

Answer

quotThe Lost Domainquot aka quotLe Grand Meaulnesquot orig. French title by AlainFournier pseud. of HenriAlban Fournier.brbrA Classic short novel of French Literature, I read it in the midsixties, long before I became the hardbitten cynic that I am today.brI can truly say that it is almost certainly the only work of fiction that caused me to actually shed a tear. It is the truly remarkable story, beautifully written in sensitive prose, of the uncouth youth Augustin Meaulnes aged who is fated to enter a veritable dreamworld though the events occuring all the time have a rational explanation but in the end lead to both sadness and loss. The quotlostquot domain is a truly apt title for this marvelous fiction.brSadly, the author, AlainFournier was himself tragically killed a year or so later in battle on the Western Front, aged .brThis book is a true work of literature and is a million miles away from items written by authors like Stephen King and othersmentioned elsewhere on this page, but Im certain that anyone who reads it, cannot help but be affected by its genius. It is published in PENGUIN CLASSICS and should be very easy to obtain, as it has I believe never been out of print since it was first included in the series.br Highly recommended to all sensative natures.br jjjbrbrbrbrbrbrbrbrbrbrbrbrbrbrbrbrbrbrbrbrbrbrbrbrbrbrbr