Aziyadé

Aziyadé is a novel by French author Pierre Loti.

Originally published anonymously, it was his first book.
It was also the first serious book I read, I was ten years old.

And as today I remember reading about two people in loved, 27-year old man illicit love affair with a 18 year old harem girl named Aziyadé. And how they think many ways die together.
An eternal kiss while they drown is my most vivid memory of this book.