Author Mario Levi has passed away

Renowned author Mario Levi has passed away in Istanbul at the age of 66.

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'Bir Şehre Gidememek' (Not Being Able 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; the news of his death was announced by the Buart Art Workshop.

The cause of death for the famous author, known for his passion for Istanbul, has not yet been announced.

WHO IS MARIO LEVI?

The Jewish-origin author Levi was born in 1957. He graduated from Saint Michel French High School in 1975 and from Istanbul University's Department of French Language and Literature 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 year.

He began 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 writing, Mario Levi worked as a French teacher, importer, journalist, radio programmer, and copywriter. He also taught Creative Writing courses to aspiring writers in writing workshops.