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  The Infernal Desire Machines of Doctor Hoffman (Penguin Decades) (Paperback) By (author) Angela Carter

  

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  Short Description for The Infernal Desire Machines of Doctor HoffmanDesiderio is stricken with love for Albertina, a woman he sees only in his dreams. He must also battle against Doctor 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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  • Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
  • Published: 01 September 2010
  • Format: Paperback 288 pages
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  • Categories: Contemporary Fiction
  • ISBN 13: 9780141046686 ISBN 10: 0141046686
  • Sales rank: 46,377

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• "Penguin Decades" bring you the novels that helped shape modern Britain. When they were published, some were bestsellers, some were considered scandalous, and others were simply misunderstood. All represent their time and helped define their generation, while today each is considered a landmark work of storytelling. Angela Carter's "The Infernal Desire Machines of Doctor Hoffman" was published in 1972, and is a magical, satirical adventure. Desiderio is stricken with love for Albertina, a woman he sees only in his dreams. He must also battle against Doctor 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...