Terrorist
by John Updike
Terrorist is a novel by John Updike, first published in New York by Alfred A. Knopf in 2006, with a London edition from Hamish Hamilton the same year. It follows Ahmad, an American-born Muslim teenager in a declining New Jersey town, and his school guidance counsellor, Jack Levy.
- Editions tracked
- 3
- First edition
- Alfred A. Knopf, 2006
- First published
- Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 2006
- First UK edition
- Hamish Hamilton, 2006
The first edition of Terrorist by John Updike was published in New York by Alfred A. Knopf in 2006. We track 3 editions.
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- Hamish Hamilton2006 Other I own Terrorist, Hamish Hamilton 2006 Log in to want this
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Who published the first edition of Terrorist?
The first edition of Terrorist by John Updike was published in New York by Alfred A. Knopf in 2006.
How many editions of Terrorist are there?
We track 3 editions of Terrorist, including 1 first edition. Each has its own page with how to identify it.
Where these facts come from
- Terrorist (novel), Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org)
- Terrorist (Q7703964), Wikidata (wikidata.org)
- Terrorist (London: Hamish Hamilton, 2006), Internet Archive (archive.org)
- Terrorist (New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2006), Internet Archive (archive.org)
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