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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.
tillbaka; att vidare exponera sig sjelf skulle tjena till ingenting. Han skulle endast se hennes svaga sidor, liksom han såg afvigsidan af en ut- och invänd handske, utan att ha en aning om rätsidan. Kanske skulle han till på köpet anse henne för en pratsjuk gammal gumma! Nej, bort med komedien! Hvarför skulle hon icke våga visa sig sådan som hon var? Hon visste ju med sig, att hon dock i botten var en verkligt gedigen karaktär. Hvarför skulle hon i sitt umgänge med honom vara så förskräckligt skygg och grannlaga? Det blef endast pinsamt både för henne sjelf och för honom, och det fans ingen som höll henne räkning för hennes grannlagenhet. Hvarför skulle hon vara så sjukligt rädd för att såra hans känslor; hade han någonsin brytt sig om att taga hänsyn till hennes? Hvad var det för en pjunkig förskräckelse, hvarför kunde hon icke låta sin egoism bli rå och grof liksom andra? Glädjen att få uppoffra sig för andra var minsann icke så stor. Så gick hon länge, af och an på golfvet, vridande sig som en mask under sin egen oegennytta. Men hon kunde icke bli den kvitt; och hon _ville_ icke bli den kvitt.
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Style is a very simple matter; it is all rhythm. Once you get that, you can't use the wrong words.
– Virginia Woolf
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– Gustave Flaubert
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