The Infernal Desire Machines of Doctor Hoffman Audiobook By Angela Carter cover art

The Infernal Desire Machines of Doctor Hoffman

 Preview
Get this deal Try for $0.00
Offer ends January 21, 2026 11:59pm PT
Prime logo Prime members: New to Audible? Get 2 free audiobooks during trial.
Just $0.99/mo for your first 3 months of Audible Premium Plus.
1 audiobook per month of your choice from our unparalleled catalog.
Listen all you want to thousands of included audiobooks, podcasts, and Originals.
Auto-renews at $14.95/mo after 3 months. Cancel anytime.
Pick 1 audiobook a month from our unmatched collection.
Listen all you want to thousands of included audiobooks, Originals, and podcasts.
Access exclusive sales and deals.
Premium Plus auto-renews for $14.95/mo after 30 days. Cancel anytime.

The Infernal Desire Machines of Doctor Hoffman

By: Angela Carter
Narrated by: Vincent Pirillo
Get this deal Try for $0.00

$14.95/mo after 3 months. Cancel anytime. Offer ends January 21, 2026 11:59pm PT.

$14.95/month after 30 days. Cancel anytime.

Buy for $24.28

Buy for $24.28

LIMITED TIME OFFER | Get 3 months for $0.99 a month

$14.95/mo thereafter-terms apply.

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.

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 Desiderio's 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.

©1972 Angela Carter (P)2018 Audible, Ltd Classics Fiction Genre Fiction Literary Fiction Witty
All stars
Most relevant
Mr Pirillo's accent is an acquired sound, but he lends the story an appropriate air of the exotic. An acid trip of a listen.

A fantasmagoric ride

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
the phoney accent is so strong you cant even follow or understand the story. I strongly suggest you do not buy this audiobook

Overdramatized performance

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
I stuck it out because the story was engaging. This deserves to be re-recorded with a different narrator.

The performance was painful

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
Found it very difficult to stay focused on the story. Don't buy this audio book

couldn't follow the story

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.