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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...
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'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)
About the Author
Angela Carter was born in 1940 of a Scottish father and Yorkshire mother. She read English at Bristol University, and after escaping an early marriage went to live in Japan for a number of years. She wrote nine novels, which blend fantasy, science fiction and gothic, and is often referred to as a writer of magic realism. She died of lung cancer in 1992.
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ISBN 10: 0140056513
ISBN 13: 9780140056518
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Condition: Aceptable. : Sumérgete en la mente de Angela Carter con 'Las infernales máquinas del deseo del Doctor Hoffman'. Desiderio, un empleado de la ciudad, se enfrenta a una realidad distorsionada por las máquinas del Doctor Hoffman y se enamora de Albertina, la hija del doctor, una mujer de cristal que solo aparece en sus sueños. En su búsqueda, Desiderio se encuentra con caníbales, centauros y acróbatas, luchando contra la irrealidad y la distorsión del tiempo y el espacio para estar con Albertina, mientras el Doctor sume la ciudad en un caos de locura, crimen y exceso sexual. Esta novela es una búsqueda satírica de la verdad, el amor y la identidad. EAN: 9780140056518 Tipo: Libros Categoría: Literatura y Ficción|Ciencia Ficción|Fantasía Título: The Infernal Desire Machines of Doctor Hoffman Autor: Angela Carter Editorial: Penguin Books Idioma: en Páginas: 224 Formato: tapa blanda. Seller Inventory # Happ-2025-06-03-16f25821
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