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Solomon wins Kappel Prize

By David Gonnerman '90
October 7, 2009

Jeff Solomon, visiting assistant professor of English at St. Olaf, has been awarded Twentieth Century Literature's Andrew J. Kappel Prize in Literary Criticism for his work, "Capote and the Trillings: Homophobia and Literary Culture at Midcentury."

According to the journal, the prize goes to a submitted work that is judged to make the most impressive contribution to understanding and appreciation of 20th-century literature. "[Solomon's] essay offers fine and nuanced close readings even in the heat of polemical battle," writes Bruce Robbins, who judged the work (and whose comments can be read via the link, above).

Contact David Gonnerman at 507-786-3315 or gonnermd@stolaf.edu.