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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.
ville och den verld, hon drogs in i var just den efter hvilken hon alltid längtat. Det var män och kvinnor med berömda namn, namn som ofta susat förbi hennes öron och som nu blefvo för henne till lefvande personer, hvilka tryckte hennes hand. Det var blomman af hufvudstadens bildningsaristokrati, den krets hon trädde in i; och hon mottogs som en jemnbörding derför att hon kom in under skyddet af Kate Zimmermanns auktoritet. Det märkte hon aldrig, reflekterade aldrig deröfver. Hon var så van att mötas med sympati, hvart hon kom, och hon tog emot det allt med samma glada och barnsligt frimodiga småleende. Till William var förhållandet hvarken varmare eller kallare än förr. Hon tryckte sig in i hans axelveck och hon mottog hans smekningar, men det fans intet löfte, intet band mellan dem. Han hade sjelf sagt: »Jag vill att du skall vara fri. Låt oss inte peta och plocka på det, som nu spirar fram. Låt det blomma eller vissna utan att vi röra det med våra förmätna händer.» Just detta, att han gaf henne så full frihet, trodde han var lifsvilkoret för hennes kärlek; då skulle den så småningom växa sig stor
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– Gustave Flaubert
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