The Unknown Terrorist
by Richard Flanagan
- Used
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- See description
- ISBN 10
- 0802118518
- ISBN 13
- 9780802118516
- Seller
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Oxford, Mississippi, United States
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About This Item
Grove Press, 2006. First Edition. Signed on the title page. Very good in very good dust jacket.
Synopsis
"First published in 2006 by Picador, an imprint of Pan Macmillan Australia Pty Limited, 1 Market Street Sydney"--T.p. verso
Reviews
On Sep 1 2013, CloggieDownunder said:
The Unknown Terrorist is the fourth novel by Australian author, Richard Flanagan. After a night of passion with an attractive young stranger, Gina Davies wakes to everyone’s worst nightmare: she finds she has become a terror suspect. Within the space of three days, her life goes from one of happiness, of an optimistic future, to the surreality of being a fugitive with nothing. All it took was a bit of post-9/11 hysteria, some unexploded bombs in backpacks, a journalist’s career on a downhill slide, some sagging government approval ratings and a snub. For Sydneysiders, Flanagan’s characters feel familiar, their dialogue is genuine and the whole series of events has a completely plausible and a frighteningly authentic feel, even as they hurtle towards their tragic conclusion. As Flanagan demonstrates how easily a set of circumstances can condemn an innocent, he also shows the power of the media and fear-mongering. On terrorism, his main character muses: “…she had the odd idea that the terrorism question had become a fad, like body piercing or flares; a fashion that had come and would go like this season’s colours.” This powerful read is fittingly dedicated to David Hicks.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rare Square Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2701
- Title
- The Unknown Terrorist
- Author
- Richard Flanagan
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0802118518
- ISBN 13
- 9780802118516
- Publisher
- Grove Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2006
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