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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.
Nu var det slut. Naturen hade sprängt sjelfbeherskningen; han hade sett hennes lidelsefulla häftighet och för hans kalla, skeptiska uppfattning måste ju detta vara det vidrigaste af allt.-- Dagar kommo och dagar gingo utan att någon af dem gjorde ett steg till närmande. Hon hade visat honom på dörren och han blef borta. Dammet låg på kuddar och möbler--Molly tänkte aldrig sjelfmant på att taga det bort. Matmoderns klädsel blef vårdslösare än förut och hon kastade sig öfver sina ryska öfversättningar med den ängsliga fliten hos en menniska, som i arbetsbedöfningen ser enda möjligheten att framsläpa sitt lif. Strax på nyåret kommo herr och fru Hedström på besök. Fru Zimermann blef glad öfver att få någon att tala med och de stannade kvar hela kvällen. Talet föll naturligtvis också på William under aftonens lopp och modern nämde att hon icke sett honom sedan julaftonen. Herr Hedström uttryckte sin förvåning. »Vet ni ingenting?» sade fru Zimmermann öfverraskad. »Hvad då?» »Vet ni icke att det kommit till en brytning mellan honom och mig?» »Nej. Det har han inte nämt ett ord om. Hur kom det sig?»
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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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