Tess of the Durbervilles? It's the dramatic irony that gets to me. I find
things like that crucial letter pushed under the door and hidden by the mat
totally unbearable.
joanna
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From: "Alison Croggon" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Friday, April 27, 2007 9:30 AM
Subject: Re: Abrupt Snap - What is the saddest book ever written?
> It's hard to think of the saddest - there are lot of books that deal with
> sadness (I'm curious, why is Bridge over the River Drina loathsome,
> Jennifer? Is the book horrible, or does it deal with horror? should books
> not deal with horrible things?)
>
> But maybe the most devastating book I know of - the ending is one of the
> most profoundly sad I know - is The Last of the Just, Andre Schwartz-Bart.
>
> Cheers
>
> A
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