The Infernal Desire Machines of Doctor Hoffman by Angela Carter

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The Infernal Desire Machines of Doctor Hoffman by Angela Carter

The transformation of Desiderio's city into a mysterious kingdom is instantaneous: Hallucination flows with magical speed in every brain; avenues and plazas are suddenly as fertile as fairy-book forests. And the evil comes, too, as imaginary massacres fill the streets with blood, the dead return to question the living, and profound anxiety drives hundreds to suicide.

Behind it all stands Doctor Hoffman, whose gigantic generators crack the immutable surfaces of time and space and plunge civilization into a world without the chains - or structures - of reason. Only Desiderio, immune to mirages and fantasy, can defeat him. But Desiderio's battle will take him to the very brink of undeniable, irresistible desire.

ANGELA CARTER (1940-1992) was an English novelist, short story writer, and journalist. She wrote nine novels and numerous short stories, as well as nonfiction, radio plays, and the screenplay for Neil Jordan's 1984 movie The Company of Wolves, based on her story of the same name. Carter won numerous literary awards, traveled and taught widely in the United States, and lived in London.
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ISBN 13 9780140056518
ISBN 10 0140056513
Title The Infernal Desire Machines of Doctor Hoffman
Author Angela Carter
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Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Penguin Books Ltd
Year published 1982-04-29
Number of pages 224
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
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