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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.

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Modern
hade en förnimmelse som om han  ett brutalt och hjertlöst sätt
tillfogat henne en smärta; men han kunde icke klargöra för sig hvari den
låg och derför stålsatte han sig mot hvad han i enlighet med sin
lifsjargon kallade en sjuklig sentimentalitet. Och  vägde han i sitt
sinne denna tilltänkta vänlighet mot sin egen brist  liknande känslor
gentemot modern; och  han visste sig aldrig kunna återgälda förekom
det honom som en oärlighet att mottaga. Hans erfarenhet i lifvet hade
hittills varit  ensidig; han anade ännu icke, att det kunde vara en
glädje att  _ge_.

Det blef en lång, förstämd tystnad; modern tog dolken och lade den bort
 sitt skrifbord och William satt och stirrade framför sig med mulen
uppsyn; han hade i alla fall en obehaglig känsla af att ha varit
småaktig och tarflig.

Emellertid beslöt han att skaka den af sig.

»Vill du komma till mig  en kopp kaffe eftermiddagfrågade han. »Jag
har ett par vänner hos mig».

Modern hade hoppats att han skulle tillbringa dagen hos henne, att de
skulle ha ätit en liten festlig middag tillsammans  tu man hand, med
ett glas godt vin. Hon vågade sig emellertid icke fram med sin
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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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