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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Alteration canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8510232 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Alteration Context triple: [Kingsley Amis, notableWork, The Alteration]
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A.
The Reversal
The Reversal is a legal thriller novel by Michael Connelly featuring defense attorney Mickey Haller and LAPD detective Harry Bosch working together on a high-profile retrial case.
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B.
The Reawakening
The Reawakening is an alternate title for the 1921 silent drama film "The Truce."
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C.
The Everlasting
"The Everlasting" is a melancholic, introspective rock ballad by Welsh band Manic Street Preachers, known for its reflective lyrics and sweeping, anthemic sound.
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D.
The Veil
The Veil is a 2016 American supernatural horror film directed by Phil Joanou, centered on the dark legacy of a cult’s mass suicide and its lone survivor.
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E.
The Transgression
The Transgression is a musical cue from Ennio Morricone’s iconic score for the film "Once Upon a Time in the West," contributing to the movie’s tense and atmospheric soundscape.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Alteration Target entity description: 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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A.
The Reversal
The Reversal is a legal thriller novel by Michael Connelly featuring defense attorney Mickey Haller and LAPD detective Harry Bosch working together on a high-profile retrial case.
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B.
The Reawakening
The Reawakening is an alternate title for the 1921 silent drama film "The Truce."
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C.
The Everlasting
"The Everlasting" is a melancholic, introspective rock ballad by Welsh band Manic Street Preachers, known for its reflective lyrics and sweeping, anthemic sound.
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D.
The Veil
The Veil is a 2016 American supernatural horror film directed by Phil Joanou, centered on the dark legacy of a cult’s mass suicide and its lone survivor.
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E.
The Transgression
The Transgression is a musical cue from Ennio Morricone’s iconic score for the film "Once Upon a Time in the West," contributing to the movie’s tense and atmospheric soundscape.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| 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 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Alteration Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Kingsley Amis