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Modern
by Victoria Benedictsson
Modern is a novel by Victoria Benedictsson, published in 1883. It is a naturalistic novel that explores the themes of love, marriage, and the human condition. The novel is considered to be a part of Benedictsson’s late, naturalistic period.
nytt gemensam-intresse. Hon tyckte att han blef nervösare och nervösare, ju mer det led framåt våren; han magrade synbart och der kom åter öfver hans drag och hans väsen den kvicksilfveraktiga oro, som så länge han höll på med anteckningarnes bearbetning nästan hade varit helt och hållet försvunnen. Om sitt arbete talade han aldrig. »Hvad finner du på, nu för tiden?» frågade hon en dag. »Åh, just ingenting.» Han sade det i trött ton och hon visste hvad det betydde. Herr Hedström hade berättat henne att William höll på med att öfversätta en fransk roman och att han nämt något om att använda honoraret till en badresa under sommaren. Till modern hade han ingenting nämt om denna sin plan. Han klämde på med arbetet och i början af juni hade han öfversättningen färdig. Men som boken icke kunde komma ut förr än på hösten gjorde förläggaren svårigheter med att utbetala hela honoraret strax. William fick endast en mindre summa, hvaraf största delen strök med till amortering å ett sparbankslån. Hela juni månad gick och ännu hörde modern icke talas om någon resa.
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