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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.
»Prat! Det jag skref var bara bagateller, små raderingar--penselsudd. Det kostade mig ju ingen ansträngning att låta pennan löpa--jag hade ju god öfning.» »Hur så?» »Jag skref alltid för din far.» »Skref för honom?» »Ja.» »Hvad då?» »Bref. Allting.» »Kunde han ha så mycket att skrifva?» »Ja. Egentligen borde han ha blifvit vetenskapsman--lärd--professor.» Han drog på munnen åt det sista ordet. »Professor?» upprepade han med en ton af missaktning--Perukstock?-- tycker du det är det högsta?» Hon svarade icke utan fortsatte. »Hans ställning som egare af ett anatomiskt museum var icke något som passade för hans personlighet, derför sökte han gerna bort från allt det som band honom till ett lägre trappsteg än det, till hvilket han hörde. Hans beläsenhet, hans beresthet och hans otroliga förmåga att vinna menniskor gjorde att han hade många vänner--framstående män--och han korresponderade gerna.» »Nå! Det stämmer med den föreställning jag gjort mig om honom.» Det låg en nyans af vanvördnad i sonens ton. Hon såg på honom som om hon icke rätt förstått hvad han menade. Så fortsatte hon: »Men att vara fängslad en timme vid skrifbordet skulle ha gjort honom
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