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          Terrorist (novel)

          novel by John Updike

          This article is about the John Updike novel. For the Caroline B. Cooney novel, see The Terrorist (novel).

          Terrorist is a novel by American writer John Updike, published in It is the author's 15th standalone novel.[1]

          Plot introduction

          The story centers on an American-born Muslim teenager named Ahmad Ashmawy Mulloy, although Ahmad's high school life guidance counselor, Jack Levy, also plays a central role.

          The novel seeks to explore the worldview and motivations of religious fundamentalists (specifically within Islam), while at the same time dissecting the morals and lifeways of residents of the fictional decaying New JerseyRust Belt suburb of "New Prospect" (which Updike has identified with Paterson, New Jersey, also the setting of his novel, In the Beauty of the Lilies[2]).

          Plot

          The novel begins with a brief monologue by Ahmad on the condition of American youth as represented by the student body minglin