Understanding the Rise of the Islamic State

Name: Understanding the Rise of the Islamic State
Brand: Findaway
Availability: InStock
Author: Lawrence Wright
ISBN: 9781509452668

Author: Lawrence Wright

Narrator: Lawrence Wright, Jeffrey Brown

Unabridged: 5 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: NewsHour Productions

Published: 09/30/2016

Categories: Nonfiction, Literary Criticism, Performing Arts, Television

Synopsis

As a young man, Lawrence Wright first visited the Middle East when he taught English in Cairo. He has spent much of his life since reporting on the region -- documenting culture by sharing the stories of individuals. His new book, The Terror Years, considers the evolution of extremism and the Islamic State since 9/11. Wright sits down with Jeffrey Brown to discuss.

About Lawrence Wright

Lawrence Wright is a staff writer for the New Yorker and the author of ten books of nonfiction, including In the New World, The Looming Tower, Going Clear, Thirteen Days in September, and The Terror Years, and one novel, God's Favorite. His books have received many prizes and honors, including a Pulitzer Prize for The Looming Tower (now a series on Hulu). He is also a playwright and screenwriter. He is a longtime resident of Austin, Texas.

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