Carlo Levi, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Carlo Levi

Italian painter and writer (1902-1975)

Date of Birth: 29-Nov-1902

Place of Birth: Turin, Piedmont, Italy

Date of Death: 04-Jan-1975

Profession: screenwriter, politician, physician writer, painter, journalist

Nationality: Italy

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Carlo Levi (Italian pronunciation: ['karlo 'l??vi]) (November 29, 1902 – January 4, 1975) was an Italian painter, writer, activist, anti-fascist, and doctor. He is best known for his book Cristo si è fermato a Eboli (Christ Stopped at Eboli), published in 1945, a memoir of his time spent in exile in Lucania, Italy, after being arrested in connection with his political activism.
In 1979, the book became the basis of a movie of the same name, directed by Francesco Rosi.
Lucania, also called Basilicata, was historically one of the poorest and most backward regions of the impoverished Italian south.
Levi's lucid, non-ideological and sympathetic description of the daily hardships experienced by the local peasants helped to propel the "Problem of the South" into national discourse after the end of World War II.



Alternative names	Carl Van Vetchen; Carl van Vechten
Description	American writer and photographer
Date of birth/death	17 June 1880	21 December 1964
Location of birth/death	Cedar Rapids	New York City
Authority control	: Q312851 VIAF: 5056030 ISNI: 0000 0001 1558 7789 ULAN: 500058409 LCCN: n78095475 NLA: 35576955 WorldCat