{"product_id":"doctor-oxs-experiment","title":"O fantezie a doctorului Ox","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat happens when a scientist makes a town that distrusts haste lose all patience?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Quiquendone, a small Flemish town, clean streets and tidy houses shelter lives of almost perfect calm. Burgomaster Van Tricasse and councillor Niklausse give every small decision plenty of time. Then Doctor Ox arrives with his assistant, Gedeon Ygene, and offers to light the streets at his own cost.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOx wants more than brighter streets: he wants proof of a theory about gas and human behavior. As his experiment takes hold, quiet conversations flare into quarrels, and familiar habits give way to passion. Ygene grows uneasy, while the town's cherished peace becomes the testing ground for a scientist who keeps pushing further.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat you'll discover\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA town in slow motion\u003c\/strong\u003e – Meet people who treat haste as bad manners and make small decisions last all day.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eScience with a hidden purpose\u003c\/strong\u003e – Follow Doctor Ox as his street lighting scheme becomes an experiment on his unsuspecting hosts.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAn assistant with doubts\u003c\/strong\u003e – Watch Gedeon Ygene grow uneasy as the experiment moves beyond its intended bounds.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGood manners under pressure\u003c\/strong\u003e – See quiet habits buckle as conversation turns heated and calm gives way to quarrels.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eVerne's lighter side\u003c\/strong\u003e – Enjoy a swift comic tale whose calm narrator makes the town's upheaval even funnier.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for readers who love short, witty fiction and gentle satire, or want to explore early science fiction and Verne's lighter side.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOpen the first page and step into Quiquendone before Doctor Ox disturbs its peace.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Library of Alexandria Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59534713586012,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1027\/9442\/8764\/files\/11374_en_ebook-front_c04.jpg?v=1792175124","url":"https:\/\/libraryofalexandria.com\/ro\/products\/doctor-oxs-experiment","provider":"The Library of Alexandria","version":"1.0","type":"link"}