henry's wife and intellectual partner of more than 50 years was ann belluci. she was an internationally acclaimed scholar and comparative literary studies as well as an award-winning playwright poet and fiction writer peered her most enduring critical were works on the playwrights edward albee and luigi -- in addition to leading the council and national literature for 30 years pre-she served on the national council or the humanities and is a trustee and chairman of the board of trustees at the city university of new york. she passed away in 2012. it was a ann who came to isi in early 2000's because she recognized isi is a conservative institution with an enduring commitment to culture. she also recognize that isi is a faithful steward of all its undertaking. her final than affection both endows this book award in perpetuity and will allow isi to expand its programming in the area of national literature. the isi henry and anne paulucci award is $5000 presented by isi each year to deserving scholar whose intellectual achievement in the form of a look published i