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The Infernal Desire Machines of Doctor Hoffman

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<i>The Infernal Desire Machines of Doctor Hoffman</i>, published in the United States as <i>The War of Dreams</i>, is a 1972 novel by Angela Carter. This picaresque novel is heavily influenced by surrealism, Romanticism, critical theory and other branches of Continental philosophy. Its style is an amalgam of magical realism and postmodern pastiche. The novel has been called a theoretical fiction, as it clearly engages in some of the theoretical issues of its time, notably feminism, mass media and the counterculture.

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The Infernal Desire Machines of Doctor Hoffman, Angela Carter

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1982
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Title
The Infernal Desire Machines of Doctor Hoffman
Language
English
Publisher
Penguin Books
Released
1982
Format
Paperback
Pages
224
ISBN10
0140120289
ISBN13
9780140120288
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<i>The Infernal Desire Machines of Doctor Hoffman</i>, published in the United States as <i>The War of Dreams</i>, is a 1972 novel by Angela Carter. This picaresque novel is heavily influenced by surrealism, Romanticism, critical theory and other branches of Continental philosophy. Its style is an amalgam of magical realism and postmodern pastiche. The novel has been called a theoretical fiction, as it clearly engages in some of the theoretical issues of its time, notably feminism, mass media and the counterculture.