Overview
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.
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?
- | Author: Kingsley Amis
- | Publisher: Vintage Publishing
- | Publication Date: Jul 01, 2004
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- | Binding: Paperback / softback
- | ISBN-13: 9780099461081
- | ISBN-10: 0099461080