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The Infernal Desire Machines of Doctor Hoffman

Paperback • 2011 • English

The Infernal Desire Machines of Doctor Hoffman

By Angela Carter

1 Ratings • 5.0 of 5

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About the book

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 ridde...Show more

Book details

ISBN

9780141192390

Publisher

Penguin

Published year

2011

Language

English

Original title

The Infernal Desire Machines of Doctor Hoffman

Format

Paperback

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