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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.
Fru Zimmermann visste måhända inte... Hon log åt hans moraliska ifver. Jo, hon visste allt. Men hon ansåg sig vara så pass gammal och erfaren att hon kunde läsa den utan att taga skada till sin själ. Herr Hedström såg fundersam ut. »Jag skulle aldrig tillåta att Amalia...», sade han. Fru Zimmerman läste långt ut på natten och hela dagen derpå. Hon gjorde anteckningar på lösa pappersblad, nedskref allt som föll henne in, gjorde utdrag och citat. Hon kände det som om denna bok var en fiende, hon hade att bekämpa och hon måste samla en arsenal af vapen. Men ju längre hon kom dess tydligare såg hon att alla de argument hon kunde samla upp icke skulle förmå att i ringaste mån förändra eller modifiera sonens mening. Från dessa blad slog der emot henne samma trista, glädjelösa stämning, samma trötthet, samma brist på tro, samma likgiltighet och samma kyla, som från hans eget väsen. Hon märkte den omisskänneliga frändskapen mellan sin son och bokens författare. Der var så mycket som upprörde henne i denna bok. Der fans ingen andlig finhet och ingen sinnets adel; der var blott råhet och krasshet--och så
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