Terrorist by John Updike - 2006

New York, New York: Alfred A Knopf, 2006. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. As New/New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. This brilliant contemporary fiction should be counted as one of Updike's most powerful It's the story of a young devout Muslim, the son of a long missing Irish mother and Egyptian father. he feel the faith threatened by the materialistic, hedonistic society he sees around him in the slumping factory town of New Prospect, in northern New Jersey. Neither hsi world weary guidance consular or his seductive black classmate, succeed in diverting the boy from what his religion calls the straight path. When he goes to work in a furniture story with middle eastern owners, the Dept. of Homeland Security steps in looking for plots and sub-plots. Book is INSCRIBED, DATED AND SIGNED by Updike on first free end paper. Unopened book would be considered new except for in tiny wrinkle at spien bottom. Unclipped jacket, ($24.95) is in new condition with no flaws. A fine Updike collectible, now protected in Mylar.