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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.
Detta arbete var henne kärt; det var hennes hvilotids sysselsättning. Det skulle bli till ett gungstolsöfverdrag åt sonen och det var som om hon med de varma, starka färgerna sydde in sin egen tillgifvenhet i hvarje styng; det var som om hvarje ny figur förde återseendet närmare. Och medan nålen gick sysslade hennes tankar med dessa två, som nu voro henne det käraste, det enda i verlden som kunde hindra tomheten och ödsligheten att bryta in öfver hennes lif. Hon satt der så slät i håret, så blid och jemn, och hon tänkte ständigt: så vill min gosse ha mig. Förr, när hon var ung, hade hon känt en ängslig fruktan för att bli gammal.--Då betydde det för henne detsamma som att kastas undan, mista sin mans kärlek; ty alla toalettens hjelpmedel skulle icke kunna dölja att hon var passée, och Konrad--med en mans eviga ungdom--skulle ha föredragit de yngre. Nu var ångesten borta. Nu betydde det, att bli gammal, just att vinna sin sons tillgifvenhet. Hvilken oändlig trygghet det låg i att vara mor! Aldrig hade det väl funnits en son, som vändt sig bort från sin mor, derför att hennes hår blifvit hvitt eller hennes kind fått rynkor. Tvärtom! Hon kunde se
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