The Infernal Desire Machines of Doctor Hoffman
Paperback Published on: 03/02/2011
Price: £10.99
Synopsis
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 Machinesof Doctor Hoffman is a dazzling quest for truth, love and identity.
Publisher information
- Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
- ISBN: 9780141192390
- Number of pages: 288
- Dimensions: 198 x 130 x 18 mm
- Weight: 222g
- Languages: English
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Takes a while to get into but well worth it
I'll admit, it took me a little while to get into this book given the strange mix of reality and illusion but once I did I really enjoyed it. Carter has c... READ MORE
A strange and at times very difficult read.....
The narrator of this book Desiderio is an old man. Hero? not so sure,an ageing politician recalling his youth and his love for Albertina. It travels from l... READ MORE