The Picture of Dorian Gray
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For the very first, I would go for something shorter (Dorian Grey isn't bad length for a first book) and with a catching/interesting story plot (according to the tastes and interests of the person), which can keep them "trapped" enough to keep reading. Reading, as a habit, may take time to develop. I would get ready two or three options around the subjects the person likes and see how it goes.
This could be independent of age. I read Don Quijote when I was 9 (and loved it), but it was not my first "real" book (if I understand what the OP means by this). The language alone is a challenge (the original version is written in this old Spanish that nobody speaks anymore), then the descriptions of pieces of garments and armor are another full load of vocabulary that is commonly unknown, and so on. I wouldn't advise this for a first tackle on a "real" book!

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it was "first love" by Tourgueniev, or in french "Premier Amour"
If i had to advice one first book it would be "The Picture of Dorian Gray". So smart, so subtle...