1. Carlo Levi is best known for his book Cristo si e fermato a Eboli, published in 1945, a memoir of his time spent in exile in Lucania, Italy, after being arrested in connection with his political activism.
10 Facts About Carlo Levi
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Carlo Levi was born in Turin, Piedmont, to wealthy Jewish physician Ercole Carlo Levi and Annetta Treves, the sister of Claudio Treves, a socialist leader in Italy.
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Carlo Levi graduated from high school in 1917, and then attended the University of Turin, where he studied medicine and graduated in 1924 with high marks.
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Carlo Levi lived almost exclusively in Paris from 1932 to 1934 and, while there, attended the funeral in 1933 of his uncle, Claudio Treves.
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Carlo Levi joined with Francesco Menzio in the "Gruppo dei Sei", all painters in Turin, including Jessie Boswell, Gigi Chessa, Nicola Galante and Enrico Paulucci.
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Carlo Levi was released following Benito Mussolini's arrest and sought refuge across the street from the Pitti Palace, where he wrote Cristo si e fermato a Eboli.
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Carlo Levi continued to write and paint, exhibiting in Europe and the United States.
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Carlo Levi's written works include L'Orologio, Le parole sono pietre, and Il Futuro ha un Cuore Antico.
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Carlo Levi died of pneumonia in Rome on 4 January 1975.
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Carlo Levi wrote numerous prefaces and introductions for many authors throughout his lifetime.