โ Amis, Kingsley
๐ Fiction
๐
2013
๐ New York Review Books
๐ English
โ 156 KB
โฆ LIBER โฆ
The Alteration
โ Scribed by Kingsley Amis
- Publisher
- Random House;New York Review Books
- Year
- 2013
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 139 KB
- Category
- Fiction
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
โฆ Synopsis
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?
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