The Infernal Desire Machines of Doctor Hoffman

With a new introduction byAli SmithOne of the most original, radical and stylish fiction writers of the twentieth century Independent -Desiderio, an employee of the city under a bizarre reality attack from Doctor Hoffmans mysterious machines, has fallen in love with Albertina, the Doctors 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 Desiderios 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 Machines of Doctor Hoffman is a dazzling quest for truth, love and identity.