Join your fellow World Affairs Council of Austin members for a conversation with Lawrence Wright, author, screenwriter, and playwright.
Mr. Wright received the Pulitzer Prize for this book, “The Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11.” With a degree from American University in Cairo, he has spent time living and reporting on the Middle East. His latest book, “The Human Scale,” released in 2025, set in Israel, the West Bank, and Gaza. Publisher’s Weekly calls it a “superb thriller from Pulitzer winner Wright…an uncomfortable and unforgettable plunge into the heart of a devastating conflict.”
Mr. Wright will discuss and provide insights on the current social, economic, and political scene in the Middle East.
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Lawrence Wright is an author, screenwriter, playwright, and staff writer for The New Yorker Magazine, where he has published numerous prize-winning articles, earning him three National Magazine Awards. He is a graduate of Tulane University in New Orleans and the American University in Cairo.
He is the author of eleven nonfiction works, including “Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood, and the Prison of Belief,” which was made into a documentary for HBO, winning six Emmys; and “The Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11,” which won the Pulitzer Prize and became a series for Hulu, starring Jeff Daniels, Alec Baldwin, and Tahar Rahim.
“The Human Scale” is Wright’s fourth novel. His previous works include “The End of October,” and “Mr. Texas.” In 2006, Wright premiered his first one-person play, “My Trip to Al-Qaeda,” at The New Yorker Festival. It was made into a documentary film of the same name, directed by Alex Gibney, for HBO.