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'''Herman Wouk''' [[Columbia College|CC]] '[[1934|34]] is a [[Pulitzer Prize]]-winning writer famous for the novel ''The Caine Mutiny''. | '''Herman Wouk''' [[Columbia College|CC]] '[[1934|34]] is a [[Pulitzer Prize]]-winning writer famous for the novel ''The Caine Mutiny''. | ||
| − | Wouk entered [[Columbia College]] at age 16, writing for ''[[Spec]]'' and ''[[Jester]]'' and | + | Wouk entered [[Columbia College]] at age 16, writing for ''[[Spec]]'' and ''[[Jester]]''. He was also a member of then then-primarily Jewish (and now defunct [[Pi Lambda Phi]] fraternity. Wouk graduated at age 20 with the [[Richard H. Fox Prize]]. In the 70s, he endowed Beit Ephraim, a Jewish retreat for Columbia students. In [[1980]], Wouk won the [[Alexander Hamilton Medal]]. Someone recently claimed to be selling it on eBay as a paperweight.<ref>Unfortunately, the link's now dead, so this can no longer be verified.</ref> |
Wouk considered Professor [[Irwin Edman]] a mentor and dedicated a novel to him. | Wouk considered Professor [[Irwin Edman]] a mentor and dedicated a novel to him. | ||
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Herman Wouk CC '34 is a Pulitzer Prize-winning writer famous for the novel The Caine Mutiny.
Wouk entered Columbia College at age 16, writing for Spec and Jester. He was also a member of then then-primarily Jewish (and now defunct Pi Lambda Phi fraternity. Wouk graduated at age 20 with the Richard H. Fox Prize. In the 70s, he endowed Beit Ephraim, a Jewish retreat for Columbia students. In 1980, Wouk won the Alexander Hamilton Medal. Someone recently claimed to be selling it on eBay as a paperweight.[1]
Wouk considered Professor Irwin Edman a mentor and dedicated a novel to him.
The manuscript of The Caine Mutiny is preserved in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library inside Butler.
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- ↑ Unfortunately, the link's now dead, so this can no longer be verified.
