Lawrence Wright
Lawrence Wright | |
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Wright in 2018 | |
| Born | August 2, 1947 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Occupation | Journalist, Writer |
| Alma mater | Tulane University (BA) American University of Cairo (MA) |
| Notable works | The Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11 |
| Notable awards | Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction (2007) |
| Website | |
| LawrenceWright.com | |
Lawrence Wright (born August 2, 1947) is an American writer and journalist, a staff writer for The New Yorker magazine, and fellow at the Center for Law and Security at the New York University School of Law.
Wright is best known as the author of the 2006 nonfiction book, Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11.
He is also known for his work with documentarian Alex Gibney, who directed film versions of Wright's one-man show, My Trip to Al-Qaeda, and his book Going Clear.