Lawrence Wright

American author, screenwriter, and staff writer (1947-) · United States · On the map · Writers

Lawrence Wright 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.

Lawrence Wright is read about 171 times a day, in 16 languages.

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2007Helen Bernstein Book Award for Excellence in JournalismAwardJ. Anthony Lukas Book PrizeAwardLionel Gelber PrizeAwardPulitzer Prize for General NonfictionAward2006Los Angeles Times Book PrizeAward1947Born2 August 1947