The Modern Language Association of America, headquartered in NewYork, recently announced its  16th annual Aldo and JeanneScaglione Prize for French and Francophone Literary Studies to longtime Faulkner Society patron Dr. Adelaide M. Russo of Louisiana  State  University.

The award was presented to Dr. Russo in recognition of her her book, Le Peintre Comme Modeledu Surrealisme, published by Presses Universitaires due Septentrion.

The prize  is awarded annually for an outstanding book in its field: a literary or linguistic study, a critical edition of an important work, or a critical biography written by a member of the association.

Russo was awarded a cash prize of $2,000, along with the Association’s certificate of recognition for the prize.