Lawrence Wright

Lawrence Wright ( born 1947 ) is an American writer, journalist and screenwriter.

Biography

After completing his studies at Tulane University in New Orleans Wright spent two years at the American University in Cairo, where he taught English and his Masters in Applied Linguistics made ​​. So far he has published five non-fiction books. He also writes regularly for The New Yorker.

Wright won the Pulitzer Prize 2007 in the category of non-fiction for the book " Death will find you ," in which he describes the origins of al - Qaeda as well as the backgrounds of September 11.

Filmography

  • 2000: Noriega - God's favorite or monster? ( Noriega: God's Favorite)
  • 1998: State of Emergency ( The Siege )
  • 1996: Forced to lie ( Forgotten Sins )
  • 2000: Noriega - God's favorite or monster? ( Noriega: God's Favorite)

Works (excerpt)

  • Going Clear:. Scientology, Hollywood, and the Prison of Belief, 2013, ISBN 978-0307700667 (English ) In the prison of faith: Scientology, Hollywood and the interior view of a modern church. DVA, Munich 2013 ( translated by Stephan Gebauer ), ISBN 978-3-421-04535-5.
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