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Terrorist (Center Point Platinum Fiction (Large Print))
by John Updike
- Used
- good
- Condition
- Good
- ISBN 10
- 1585478601
- ISBN 13
- 9781585478606
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About This Item
Center Point Large Print, 2006. Library Binding. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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
- ThriftBooks
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- G1585478601I3N00
- Title
- Terrorist (Center Point Platinum Fiction (Large Print))
- Author
- John Updike
- Format/Binding
- Library Binding
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Unknown
- ISBN 10
- 1585478601
- ISBN 13
- 9781585478606
- Publisher
- Center Point Large Print
- Place of Publication
- Thorndike, Me
- Date Published
- 2006
- LCCN
- 2006015959
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