The Alteration - Hardcover

Amis, Kingsley

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0670115223 ISBN 13: 9780670115228

Publisher: The Viking Press, 1977

Synopsis

The year is 1976 and we are alive in an all-Catholic world. The Reformation never took place because Martin Luther made a deal with Rome and became Pope Martin I. The "alteration" proposed to Hubert Anvil, brilliant 10-year-old boy soprano, is that most feared by all males. Pope John XXIV wishes Hubert to preserve the purity of his voice to glorify the Church on a permanent basis; Hubert wishes to share his talent but he has some disquieting thoughts about Pope John's proposal.

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About the Author:

KINGSLEY AMIS was born in south London in 1922 and was educated at the City of London School and St John's College, Oxford. After the publication of Lucky Jim in 1954, Kingsley Amis wrote over twenty novels, including The Alteration, winner of the John W. Campbell Memorial Award, The Old Devils , winner of the Booker Prize in 1986, and The Biographer's Moustache, which was to be his last book. He also wrote on politics, education, language, films, television, restaurants and drink. Kingsley Amis was awarded the CBE in 1981 and received a knighthood in 1990. He died in October 1995.

About this edition

• Publisher: The Viking Press
• Publication date: 1977
• ISBN 10: 0670115223
• ISBN 13: 9780670115228
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 210