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About Carlo Levi

Birth

1902

Death

1975

First book

1923

Years writing

51

Biography

Carlo Levi was an Italian painter, writer, activist, independent leftist politician, and doctor.

Carlo Levi was a multifaceted figure who excelled in painting, literature, and medicine.

His most famous work, Christ Stopped at Eboli, is a fundamental testimony of life in southern Italy.

Born in Turin in 1902, Levi combined his artistic work with active participation in Italian politics.

Beyond being a writer and painter, he worked as a journalist and screenwriter, leaving a legacy of over one hundred works.

His deep connection to the Lucania region was immortalized in both his writings and his paintings.