The Alteration
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The Alteration is a 1976 alternate history science fiction novel by Kingsley Amis that imagines a Europe still dominated by a powerful Catholic Church after a thwarted Reformation.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
alternate history novel
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novel ⓘ science fiction novel ⓘ |
| author | Kingsley Amis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| award | John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardYear | 1977 ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
power of the Catholic Church
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thwarted Reformation ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| depicts | Catholic Church dominance in Europe ⓘ |
| explores |
consequences of religious control over culture
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ethics of bodily autonomy ⓘ |
| genre |
alternate history
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science fiction ⓘ |
| hasCoverArtist | Bill Botten NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasForm | prose fiction ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 0-224-01263-4 ⓘ |
| hasMotif |
censorship of art
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individual freedom vs institutional control ⓘ religious authority ⓘ |
| hasReception | critically acclaimed in science fiction circles ⓘ |
| hasSettingPeriod | 20th century (alternate timeline) ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
church and state
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music ⓘ totalitarianism ⓘ |
| hasTone |
dark
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satirical ⓘ |
| imagines | world where the Reformation was suppressed ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | 20th-century British science fiction ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Hubert Anvil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narrative ⓘ |
| notableFor | detailed alternate religious history world-building ⓘ |
| pageCount | 208 ⓘ |
| partOf | British alternate history literature ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | choirboy ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1976 ⓘ |
| publisher | Jonathan Cape NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setIn | alternate history Europe ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
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Kingsley Amis