
The Infernal Desire Machines of Doctor Hoffman
by Angela Carter
Title:
The Infernal Desire Machines of Doctor Hoffman
Author:
Angela Carter
Series (if any):
Penguin Modern Classics
Format:
Paperback
Number of pages:
288 pages
Publisher:
TBS-Penguin Random House Wholesale
ISBN-13:
9780141192390
EAN:
9780141192390
Classifications:
Modern and Contemporary (Post c 1945)
Weight (g):
332
Dimensions (mm):
197 x 128 x 18
Publication Country:
United Kingdom
Language:
English
Condition:
New
Description
Desiderio, an employee of the city under a bizarre reality attack from Doctor Hoffman's mysterious machines, has fallen in love with Albertina, the Doctor's daughter. But Albertina, a beautiful woman made of glass, seems only to appear to him in his dreams. Meeting on his adventures a host of cannibals, centaurs and acrobats, Desiderio must battle against unreality and the warping of time and space to be with her, as the Doctor reduces Desiderio's city to a chaotic state of emergency - one ridden with madness, crime and sexual excess.A satirical tale of magic and sex, The Infernal Desire Machines of Doctor Hoffman is a dazzling quest for truth, love and identity.






























