Carlo Levi
Sign in to saveItalian painter, writer, politic and anti-fascist (1902-1975)
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1902
- Died
- 1975
- Works
- 102
Top works
- La doppia notte dei tigli
- The two-fold night
- Uccelli paesi e persone
- L'orologio
- השעון
via Open Library + Wikidata
Film & TV
Writing · Torino
via TMDB
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 1
- Total plays
- 2
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- QUANTUM ESPRESSO: a modular and open-source software project for quantum simulations of materials
· 2009 · cited 22,457x
- Toward reliable density functional methods without adjustable parameters: The PBE0 model
· 1999 · cited 17,536x
- A global reference for human genetic variation
· 2015 · cited 17,321x
- Global burden of 369 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
· 2020 · cited 15,235x
- Metagenomic biomarker discovery and explanation
· 2011 · cited 13,701x
via Crossref · CC0
Key facts
- Born
- ( 1902-11-29 ) 29 November 1902, Turin , Italy
- Died
- 4 January 1975 (1975-01-04) (aged 72), Rome , Italy
- Education
- Self taught, University of Turin (MD)
- Known for
- Painting, Literature, Medicine
- Notable work
- Cristo si è fermato ad Eboli (Christ Stopped at Eboli) (1945)
- Movement
- Contemporary
- Awards
- Senator of the Italian Republic
- Patrons
- Felice Casorati
via Wikipedia infobox
Key dates
- Born
- 29 November 1902
- Died
- 4 January 1975
via Wikidata · CC0
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Carlo
- Family name
- Levi
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of Italy
- Place of birth
- Turin
- Place of death
- Rome
- Occupation
- graphic artist
- Educated at
- University of Turin
- Political party
- Italian Communist Party
Article
Carlo Levi ( Italian pronunciation: [ˈkarlo ˈlɛːvi]) (29 November 1902 – 4 January 1975) was an Italian painter, writer, activist, independent leftist politician, 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 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.