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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]]''. 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 entered [[Columbia College]] at age 16, writing for ''[[Spec]]'' and ''[[Jester]]''. He was also a member of then then-primarily Jewish (and now defunct) Columbia chapter of the [[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) Columbia chapter of the 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.
