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Förvillelser
by Hjalmar Söderberg
Förvillelser is a novel by Hjalmar Söderberg, published in 1895. It is a psychological novel that explores the themes of love, jealousy, and the human condition. The novel is considered to be a part of Söderberg’s late, naturalistic period.
satt och såg på takens och skorstenarnas svartnande skuggresningar mot den grönbleka skymningshimmelen och på en blek stjärna, som tindrade fram mellan almarnas glesnade lövverk. Den nakna brandmuren mitt över gården flammade gång på gång upp av ett rött sken; det var en reflex från eldhärden i smedens verkstad nere i bottenvåningen. Ljudet av släggans fall mot städet var det enda som störde kvällstystnaden i gården. Tomas tänkte på Märta. Hon hade varit så underlig på förmiddagen. Vad var det som oroade henne? Om det kunde hända henne något illa... De hade icke alltid varit försiktiga. Sömmerskan i fönstret snett emot tände nu sin lampa. Skenet föll in i Tomas rum; han såg skuggan av sitt eget huvud röra sig på tapeten. En svart krokig gestalt med en påse över ryggen och en käpp i handen smög ljudlöst fram över gården. Det var bensamlaren. Han tassade fram till soptunnan, lyfte av locket och började peta med sin käpp bland avskrädena, plockade upp några benknotor, vände på dem och stoppade dem i sin påse. Därefter lade han locket på tunnan och smög sig åter bort.
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– Virginia Woolf
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– Gustave Flaubert
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