Skip to content

No image available

TERRORIST - a novel

No image available

TERRORIST - a novel

by Updike, John

  • Used
  • Hardcover
  • first
Condition
New/New.
Seller
Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 3 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Nevada City, California, United States
Item Price
£20.03
Or just £18.02 with a
Bibliophiles Club Membership
£3.96 Shipping to USA
Standard delivery: 2 to 8 days

More Shipping Options

Payment Methods Accepted

  • Visa
  • Mastercard
  • American Express
  • Discover
  • PayPal

About This Item

New York: Knopf, 2006. Stated 1st Edition.. Hardcover in blue cloth stamped boards, in b/w illus jacket.. New/New.. Author*s 22nd novel. Mint new copy of HB 1st printing.

6 x 8-3/4, 310 pp, deckled fore-edge.

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.

Reviews

(Log in or Create an Account first!)

You’re rating the book as a work, not the seller or the specific copy you purchased!

Details

Bookseller
edburynbooks US (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #
22035
Title
TERRORIST - a novel
Author
Updike, John
Format/Binding
Hardcover in blue cloth stamped boards, in b/w illus jacket.
Book Condition
New New/New.
Quantity Available
1
Edition
Stated 1st Edition.
Binding
Hardcover
Publisher
Knopf
Place of Publication
New York
Date Published
2006
Keywords
Fiction, Poetry, Literature, Criticism

Terms of Sale

edburynbooks

Books are returnable for full refund but the buyer pays the return postage. If the book was as described by the seller, no original postage charge will be refunded.

About the Seller

edburynbooks

Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 3 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Biblio member since 2007
Nevada City, California

About edburynbooks

I sell from my home, where I have about 25,000 books shelved or stored. I am also an author, poet, photographer, taroist, publisher, collector. Selling books online for almost 15 years, including my own titles and rare books from my collection.

Glossary

Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:

Cloth
"Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
Jacket
Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...

Frequently asked questions

This Book’s Categories

tracking-