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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.
Sonen strök tätt förbi, men hon kände icke igen honom. Han fixerade henne ett ögonblick uppmärksamt från sidan, vände sig derpå om och helsade. »Mamma?» »William?» De skakade hand som ett par bekanta, hvilka helt oförmodadt träffat på hvarandra. »Du kände inte igen mig», sade han. »Nej. Skägget förändrar.» »Jag har droska derute.» De gingo i sällskap mot utgången och mulattskan följde efter med reseffekterna. »Du tar väl in på Grand?» fortsatte sonen konversationen, medan de väntade på bagaget. »Nej, ett billigare.» »Brunkebergs torg då», sade han åt kusken i det han steg in i vagnen och tog plats vid moderns sida. Den svarta tjensteanden hade redan slagit sig ner på framsätet. * * * * * De två unga männen från vestibulen vandrade i sällskap uppåt staden. »Hvem var det Wille Zimmermann tog emot?» frågade den sist ankomne, ett långbent exemplar med glosögon och en mun som hade svårt att räcka till om tänderna, hvilket kom honom att gå omkring i verlden med ett uttryck af stereotyp förvåning. »Sin mor?»
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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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