The Infernal Desire Machines of Doctor Hoffman

Carter, Angela

ISBN 10: 0140235191 / ISBN 13: 9780140235197

Edité par Penguin Publishing Group, 1986

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This book is in good condition. The cover has minor creases or bends. The binding is tight and pages are intact. Some pages may have writing or highlighting.

N° de réf. du vendeur BRV.0140235191.G

Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: The Infernal Desire Machines of Doctor Hoffman
• Éditeur: Penguin Publishing Group
• Date de parution: 1986
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 0140235191
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9780140235197
• Reliure: Couverture souple
• État de l'article: good

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Synopsis

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.

À propos de l?auteur

Angela Carter (1940 -1992) 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. She won numerous literary awards, traveled and taught widely in the United States, and lived in London.