Terrorist
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"Terrorist" is a 2006 novel by John Updike that follows a disaffected Muslim American teenager in New Jersey who becomes drawn toward religious extremism and a potential act of terrorism.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Terrorist canonical | 1 |
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literaryWork
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novel ⓘ |
| author | John Updike NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorNationality | American ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| explores |
alienation of second-generation immigrants
ⓘ
clash between secularism and religious fundamentalism ⓘ |
| followedBy | The Widows of Eastwick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | Villages ⓘ |
| genre |
novel
ⓘ
political fiction ⓘ psychological fiction ⓘ |
| hasCriticalReception | mixed reviews ⓘ |
| hasForm | prose ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 978-0-307-26465-7 ⓘ |
| hasSettingElement |
high school in New Jersey
ⓘ
working-class community ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
Islam in the United States
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
immigrant experience in America ⓘ radicalization ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | contemporary American literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Ahmad Ashmawy Mulloy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person ⓘ |
| pageCountApproximate | 320 ⓘ |
| plotElement |
planned terrorist attack
ⓘ
recruitment into terrorism ⓘ |
| protagonistDescription | disaffected Muslim American teenager ⓘ |
| protagonistReligion | Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2006 ⓘ |
| publisher | Alfred A. Knopf ⓘ |
| setIn | New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | post-9/11 era ⓘ |
| theme |
American society
ⓘ
assimilation ⓘ faith and doubt ⓘ identity ⓘ religious extremism ⓘ terrorism ⓘ |
| timeOfAction | early 21st century ⓘ |
| workOfAuthor | John Updike NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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