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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.
Främmande? Främmande efter knappt en månads skilsmessa. Nej, hon förstod sig icke på denna verld, hon lefde i. Med darrande fingrar bröt hon Almas bref. Der skulle hon nog finna förklaringen, det brefvet skulle tala om bunden värme och skygghet, tolka en älskande kvinnas hela vexlande själslif, som William icke hade förstått. Det var kort. »William har varit här. Jag blef inte glad öfver att han kom. Jag såg på honom med helt andra ögon nu och han var mig främmande. Jag visste, det skulle gå så, men jag trodde inte det skulle komma så fort.» Hon kastade brefvet ifrån sig på golfvet. _Visste att det skulle gå så!_ Det var _det_ som var så afskyvärdt. Fru Zimmermann tog ett par telegramblanketter och skref: »kommer till Lund morgon. Skaffa rum.»--De sista två orden stodo icke i telegrammet till William; eljes var innehållet detsamma. Hon tillbragte natten på tåget, men kunde icke sofva. Tankarne brottades innanför den heta pannan och tinningarnes pulsar slogo takten, klippte den långa natten i småbitar, som sekundvisaren på ett ur. Hänemot morgonstunden reste hon sig upp; det var lönlöst att söka sömn--hon satt
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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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