The Italian-Jewish writer, journalist, artist and doctor Carlo Levi was born in Turin in 1902 where he practised medicine until 1930. In 1935 he was exiled to the province of Lucania because of his antifascist activities. Levi lived in France between 1939 and 1941 and his documentary novel, CHRIST STOPPED AT EBOLI, was an international success. Levi also wrote non-fiction and worked as an editor, journalist and painter. He was elected to the Senate in 1963, and served until his death in 1975.
"[Levi is] a sensitive and gifted writer with a great sense
of style." --Alfred Kazin
"ÝLevi is¨ a sensitive and gifted writer with a great sense of
style." --Alfred Kazin
"[Levi is] a sensitive and gifted writer with a great sense of
style." --Alfred Kazin
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