{"product_id":"tribulat-bonhomet","title":"Tribulat Bonhomet","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat happens when a man of science can measure everything except the cruelty of his own desires?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Tribulat Bonhomet, Auguste de Villiers de L'Isle-Adam introduces a plump, self-satisfied doctor who treats the world as a laboratory. Bonhomet trusts only what he can measure. Across these tales, his calm pursuit of experiments and appetites turns the promise of reason into something chilling.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe cycle brings together a portrait of smug reason, experiments without pity, and a clash between ideals and practical life. In one tale, Bonhomet seeks the song said to come from a dying swan. Gothic dread and bitter laughter sharpen a question: what survives when usefulness matters more than wonder?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eInside this book\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA harmless name, a menace\u003c\/strong\u003e – Meet a doctor whose comfortable manner makes his cold view of life more disturbing.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe dying swan's song\u003c\/strong\u003e – Follow Bonhomet's desire to hear a song that draws his curiosity toward cruelty.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eProgress under a harsh light\u003c\/strong\u003e – See faith in science challenged when measurement leaves no room for pity.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLaughter close to dread\u003c\/strong\u003e – Find Gothic shadows beside sharp social satire, where amusement gives way to unease.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWonder against usefulness\u003c\/strong\u003e – Explore the conflict between a mystical ideal and a society devoted to practical gain.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for readers who love sharp, strange short fiction, black humor, and the French fantastic tradition, or question the nineteenth century's faith in science.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOpen the first page and meet the doctor whose certainty leaves so little room for pity.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Library of Alexandria Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59534716502364,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1027\/9442\/8764\/files\/13878_en_ebook-front_c19_2ee40882-bf85-498f-b0c0-edb35e354e06.jpg?v=1792175127","url":"https:\/\/libraryofalexandria.com\/products\/tribulat-bonhomet","provider":"The Library of Alexandria","version":"1.0","type":"link"}