Mario Levi
Mario Levi (* 1957 in Istanbul ) is one of the most important modern novel authors of Turkey .
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Mario Levi was born to Jewish parents . He graduated from the French school Lycée Français Saint Michel in Istanbul in 1975 , then went to university and studied Romance languages at the faculty of languages in 1980 . His first articles were published in the Salom newspaper . Others followed in journalistic bodies such as Cumhuriyet , Stüdyo İmge , Milliyet Sanat , Gösteri , Argos , Gergedan or Varlık .
Mario Levi worked not only as a writer but also as a French teacher , entrepreneur , journalist , radio editor and copywriter . He lectures at Yeditepe Üniversitesi in the Faculty of Communication Sciences and teaches creative writing .
Awards
- 2000: Yunus Nadi Literature Prize for İstanbul Bir Masaldı ( Istanbul was a fairy tale ).
Works (selection)
- 1986: Bir Yalnız Adam: Jacques Brel ( Jacques Brel: A Lonely Man , dt. Jacques Brel : A lonely man , short story version of his doctoral thesis )
- 1990: Bir Şehre Gidememek
- 1991: Madam Floridis Dönmeyebilir
- 1992: En Güzel Aşk Hikâyemiz
- 1999: İstanbul Bir Masaldı . (German 2008: Istanbul was a fairy tale . ISBN 978-3-518-46137-2 )
- 2005: Bir Yaz Yağmuruydu
- Kapandı Lunapark
- 2009: Karanlık Çökerken Neredeydiniz . (German 2011: Where were you when the darkness fell?. Berlin, Suhrkamp)
Web links
- Literature by and about Mario Levi in the catalog of the German National Library
- mariolevi.com.tr
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Levi, Mario |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Turkish author and journalist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1957 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Istanbul |