The Alteration
ISBN
0140099522
The Alteration is a fiction in english, historical fiction book by Kingsley Amis.
About this book
An alternative history novel set in a world in which the Protestant Reformation never took place. Hubert Anvil is a singer in the choir of St. George's Basilica whose life is thrown into chaos when his teachers and the Church hierarchy decree that the boy's voice is too precious to sacrifice to puberty. Despite his own misgivings, he must undergo castration, the alteration of the title, in order to preserve it. Will he escape this turn of fate?
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What genre is The Alteration?+
The Alteration is a Fiction in English, Historical Fiction, Castratos in fiction, Fiction, alternative history book.
What is The Alteration about?+
An alternative history novel set in a world in which the Protestant Reformation never took place. Hubert Anvil is a singer in the choir of St. George's Basilica whose life is thrown into chaos when his teachers and the Church hierarchy decree that the boy's voice is too precious to sacrifice to pube...
Who wrote The Alteration?+
The Alteration was written by Kingsley Amis.