# The Infernal Desire Machines of Doctor Hoffman

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- Book: [The Infernal Desire Machines of Doctor Hoffman](https://www.bookquiver.com/angela-carter/the-infernal-desire-machines-of-doctor-hoffman) ([The Infernal Desire Machines of Doctor Hoffman.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/angela-carter/the-infernal-desire-machines-of-doctor-hoffman.md))
- Authors: [Angela Carter](https://www.bookquiver.com/angela-carter)
- Publisher: penguin_books
- ISBN: 978-01-4023-519-7
- Pages: 240
- Published: 1986-03-04
- Language: en_US
- Binding: Softcover

## Description

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....