It is best known for serving as the inspiration for the 1962 film, Lawrence of Arabia, directed by David Lean and starring Peter O’Toole and Omar Sharif, which won the Academy Award for Best Picture. The text was highly praised upon its release and remains widely read today, although some critics have said it resembles a novel more than an autobiography. Exploring themes of war, colonialism, and the experience of being a stranger in a strange land, Seven Pillars of Wisdom was rewritten multiple times from memory when Lawrence lost the original manuscript. Prior to his experiences during the first world war, Lawrence was working on a book with the same title about seven great cities of the Middle East, and although he abandoned that project, he decided to reuse the title. Completed in 1922 and published in 1926, it takes its title from a quote from the Book of Proverbs - “Wisdom hath builded her house, she hath hewn out her seven pillars”. Lawrence, detailing the time he spent serving as a liaison officer with rebel forces during the Arab revolt against the Ottoman Empire, between 19. Seven Pillars of Wisdom is an autobiography by British soldier T.E.
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