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Penguin Decades: The Infernal Desire Machines of Doctor Hoffman

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Angela Carter's The Infernal Desire Machines of Doctor Hoffman was published in 1972 and has been hailed as one of the finest surrealist novels in the language. In this magical adventure Desiderio is stricken with love for Albertina, a woman he sees only in his dreams. He must also battle against Dr. Hoffman and his mysterious machines as they bend time and space to turn Desiderio's city into a nightmare of lust, insanity and crime. But the evil Doctor is also Albertina's father...

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Penguin Decades: The Infernal Desire Machines of Doctor Hoffman, Angela Carter, Zandra Rhodes

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2010
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Language
English
Publisher
Penguin UK
Released
2010
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Paperback
Pages
288
ISBN10
0141046686
ISBN13
9780141046686
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Angela Carter's The Infernal Desire Machines of Doctor Hoffman was published in 1972 and has been hailed as one of the finest surrealist novels in the language. In this magical adventure Desiderio is stricken with love for Albertina, a woman he sees only in his dreams. He must also battle against Dr. Hoffman and his mysterious machines as they bend time and space to turn Desiderio's city into a nightmare of lust, insanity and crime. But the evil Doctor is also Albertina's father...