Funeral arrangements for Mario Levi announced
Renowned author Mario Levi has passed away in Istanbul at the age of 66. The funeral arrangements for Levi have been finalized.
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'Bir Şehre Gidememek' (Unable to Go to a City), 'En Güzel Aşk Hikâyemiz' (Our Most Beautiful Love Story), and 'İstanbul Bir Masaldı' (Istanbul Was a Fairy Tale) are among the books for which author Mario Levi was known; his death was announced by the Buart Art Workshop.
The funeral arrangements for Levi, whose sudden death has left the art world and his loved ones in mourning, have been announced.
Levi will be laid to rest tomorrow (February 1) following a funeral ceremony to be held at the Acıbadem Jewish Cemetery at 1:00 PM.
WHO IS MARIO LEVI?
Of Jewish descent, author Levi was born in 1957. He graduated from Saint Michel French High School in 1975 and from the Department of French Language and Literature at Istanbul University in 1980. He wrote his first short story in 1975.
After 1984, he wrote for many publications including Hokka magazine, Şalom, Cumhuriyet newspaper, Cumhuriyet Dergi, Stüdyo İmge, Gösteri, Milliyet Sanat, Argos, and Oksijen.
His first book, Jacques Brel: Bir Yalnız Adam (Jacques Brel: A Lonely Man), was published in 1986. His first short story collection, Bir Şehre Gidememek, published in 1990, won the Haldun Taner Short Story Award that same year.
He began writing his book titled İstanbul Bir Masaldı in 1993, finishing it in six years and publishing it in 1999. With this work, he won the Yunus Nadi Novel Award in 2000.
In addition to his writing career, Mario Levi worked as a French teacher, importer, journalist, radio programmer, and copywriter. He also taught Creative Writing courses to aspiring writers in his workshops.
WORKS BY MARIO LEVI
1986 Bir Yalnız Adam: Jacques Brel
1990 Bir Şehre Gidememek
1991 Madam Floridis Dönmeyebilir
1992 En Güzel Aşk Hikâyemiz
1999 İstanbul Bir Masaldı
2005 Lunapark Kapandı
2005 Bir Yaz Yağmuruydu
2009 Karanlık Çökerken Neredeydiniz?
2010 İçimdeki İstanbul Fotoğrafları
2013 Size Pandispanya Yaptım
2015 Bu Oyunda Gitmek Vardı
2016 “Bir Cümlelik Aşklar “
2019 Gördüklerimiz Görmediklerimiz -1 Bir Cuma Rüzgarı Kadıköy
2020 Gördüklerimiz Göremediklerimiz 2 Bu Salı ve Her Salı – Şişli
2022 Teğet Geçen Hayatlar 1 – Ayçiçekleri Her Gece Bir Yalnızlığa Bakar