Lawrence Wright
Lawrence Wright (born August 2, 1947) is an American writer and journalist, who is 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. Wright 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. His 2020 novel, The End of October, a thriller about a pandemic, was released in April 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic, to generally positive reviews.
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| Born | August 2, 1947 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Occupation | Journalist, Writer |
| Nationality | American |
| 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 Non-Fiction (2007) |
| Website | |
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