Seventy-Two Virgins

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Seventy-Two Virgins is a satirical political novel by Boris Johnson that follows a hapless British MP entangled in a terrorist plot during a U.S. presidential visit to London.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf novel
political novel
satirical novel
author Boris Johnson
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
coverArtist David Wardle
criticizedFor stereotyping
treatment of Muslims
firstEditionFormat hardcover
genre political fiction
satire
hasCharacter British security officials
Islamist militants
Roger Barlow
U.S. President
hasISBN 9780007198054
hasMediaType book
print
hasReception mixed reviews
hasSubject British politics
Islamism
U.S. President
terrorism in London
language English
literaryStyle comic
farce
mainCharacter Roger Barlow
marketedAs comic political thriller
narrativePerspective third-person
notableFor being Boris Johnson's first novel
originalLanguage English
pageCount 320
plotElement U.S. presidential visit
hostage situation
terrorist plot
praisedFor fast-paced plotting
humor
protagonistOccupation Member of Parliament
publicationDate 2004
publisher HarperCollins NERFINISHED
settingCountry United Kingdom NERFINISHED
settingLocation London
theme Anglo-American relations
media and politics
political satire
terrorism
timePeriod early 21st century
titleReference Islamic martyrdom belief

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Boris Johnson
Boris Johnson
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