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Modern Classics the Infernal Desire Machines of Doctor Hoffman

By: Angela Carter

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Paperback | 3 February 2011 | Edition Number 1

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288 Pages

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24.9 x 16.5 x 5.2

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With a new introduction by
Ali Smith

'One of the most original, radical and stylish fiction writers of the twentieth century' Independent

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.

Industry Reviews

'One of the most original, radical and stylish fiction writers of the twentieth century' * Independent *
She belonged at the centre of the literature of her time -- Salman Rushdie * New York Times *

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