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Terrorist
by John Updike
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0385332866
- ISBN 13
- 9780385332866
- Seller
-
Highland, Indiana, United States
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About This Item
New York: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 2006. First edition. . Hardback. Very Good/Very Good. Book is clean and tight. First printing.
Synopsis
John Updike has written a brilliant novel that ranks among the most provocative of his distinguished career. Terrorist is the story of Ahmad Ashmawy Mulloy, an alienated American-born teenager who spurns the materialistic, hedonistic life he witnesses in the slumping New Jersey factory town he calls home. Turning to the words of the Holy Qur'an as expounded to him by the pedantic imam of a local mosque, Ahmad devotes himself fervently to God. Neither the world-weary guidance counselor at his high school nor Ahmad's mischievously seductive classmate Joryleen succeeds in deflecting him from his course, as the threads of an insidious plot gather around him."One compelling and surprising ride."--USA Today"The startlingly contemporary story of a high school student . . . whose zealous Islamic faith and disaffection with modern life make him a pawn in the larger conflict between Muslim and Christian, East and West. They also make him a powerful voice for Updike's ongoing critique of American civilization."--Time"A chilling tale that is perhaps the most essential novel to emerge from Sept. 11."--People (Critic's Choice)From the Trade Paperback edition.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Miles Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- BC039
- Title
- Terrorist
- Author
- John Updike
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition.
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0385332866
- ISBN 13
- 9780385332866
- Publisher
- Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2006
Terms of Sale
Miles Books
Prepayment via mc/v/ax or by money order/check or internation money order drawn on a US Bank. Returns accepted with prior written or email permission.
About the Seller
Miles Books
Biblio member since 2005
Highland, Indiana
About Miles Books
Miles Book is a general trade New-Out of Print and Collectible Bookstore. We carry both hardcovers and paperback books. Our prices are fair and our descriptions of book condition are accurate.
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- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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