# The Alteration

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- Authors: [Kingsley Amis](https://www.bookquiver.com/kingsley-amis)
- Language: en_GB
- Published: 2011-09-30
- Genres: Modern and contemporary fiction: literary and general, Classic fiction: literary and general, Science fiction

## Description

Hubert Anvil is a 10 year old boy blessed with the voice of an angel. The Church hierarchy decrees that Hubert should be turned into a castrato - an alteration that could bring Hubert fame and fortune, but would also cut him off from an adult world he is curious to discover. In a dystopian world where Martin Luther never reformed and where the Holy Office's power is absolute, where will Hubert turn if he decides to defy their wishes?

## Editions

### The Alteration

- Publisher: vintage_digital
- Medium: audio
- Length: 7 h 47 min
- Narrated by: Michael J. Fox
- ISBN: 978-14-7357-918-7
- Published: 2020-12-17
- Language: en_GB

### The Alteration

- Publisher: nyrb_classics
- ISBN: 978-15-9017-617-7
- Pages: 256
- Published: 2013-05-07
- Language: en_US

### The Alteration

- Publisher: vintage_classics
- ISBN: 978-00-9946-108-1
- Pages: 240
- Published: 2012-04-05
- Language: en_GB

### The Alteration

- Publisher: vintage_digital
- Medium: ebook
- ISBN: 978-14-4641-469-9
- Published: 2011-09-30
- Language: en_GB