Comparative Literature PhD candidate, Xita Rubert Castro, recently won the Herralde Novel Prize for her latest work, Key Biscayne Facts. The prize, given out annually by the Anagrama publishing house, is one of the most prestigious literary awards in Spain. Rubert Castro currently works and teaches on 20th century literature in…
"The Norman Itzkowitz Turkish Short Story Award is an annual prize granted to the two best short stories written in Turkish by Turkish language students in North America, one at the advanced level and the other at the beginner/intermediate level. The award memorializes the contributions of Norman Hoca, whom we lost in January 2019.
Robert Hollander, Emeritus Professor of European Literature in the Department of French and Italian, had a lifelong association with the University. A member of the Undergraduate Class of ’55, he went on to spend the entirety of his career starting in 1961 at the university, except for the years spent at Columbia…