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The Infernal Desire Machines of Doctor Hoffman 1972

By Angela Carter

  • Fiction, erotica, general, British and irish fiction (fictional works by one author), Fiction, short stories (single author), Physicians

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.

Fiction, erotica, generalBritish and irish fiction (fictional works by one author)Fiction, short stories (single author)PhysiciansFictionSexual ethicsSpace and timeMagic realism (Literature)English Science fictionRomance InglesFiction, generalFiction, humorous

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Relentless, open-ended, plot-driven and contemporary.

  • contemplativerelentless
  • resolvedopen-ended
  • character-ledplot-driven
  • contemporarynostalgic
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