Carlos Levy
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Carlos Jacobo Levy (7 July 1942 – 25 December 2020) was an Argentine writer, storyteller, poet, narrator and editor.[1]
Biography
Levy was born in Tunuyán, Mendoza Province in 1942. He later moved to Mendoza and met with many local arts influencers such as Ricardo Embrioni and poets Fernando Lorenzo and Víctor Hugo Cúneo, with heavy influence in literature.[2]
He published his first book of poems in 1967 and due to political upheavals in Argentina did not publish again until 1984.[3] He later served as director of Public Library General San Martín and of the National Radio of Mendoza.[4] He also served as aide of the Ministry of Culture of Mendoza.[5]
In 2005, he published a translation of a poem by José Hernández to Judaeo-Spanish.[6]
Awards
In 2015, he was distinguished as a Cultural Ambassador of Mendoza by the provincial government.[7]
Death
Levy died from COVID-19 in Mendoza on 25 December 2020, at the age of 78, during the COVID-19 pandemic in Argentina.[8]
References
- ^ "Carlos Levy". Online Library (in Spanish). National University of Cuyo. 2020. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
- ^ Castellino, Marta Elena (4 April 2021). "Carlos Levy: ¿dónde va el poeta?" [Carlos Levy: where is the poet going?]. Los Andes (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 June 2021.
- ^ "Tristeza en Navidad: murió el tunuyanino Carlos Levy, uno de los poetas más importantes de Mendoza" [Sadness at Christmas: Carlos Levy, one of the most important poets of Mendoza, died]. www.elcucodigital.com (in Spanish). 26 December 2020. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
- ^ "Así escribía el poeta mendocino Carlos Levy" [This is how the Mendoza poet Carlos Levy wrote]. Unidiversidad (in Spanish). 26 December 2020. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
- ^ "Congreso de Escritores" [Congress of Writers] (PDF) (in Spanish). National University of Cuyo. 12 November 2013. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
- ^ "Murió el poeta Carlos Levy" [The poet Carlos Levy died]. www.memo.com.ar (in Spanish). 25 December 2020. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
- ^ "El célebre escritor Carlos Levy, flamante Embajador Cultural de Mendoza" [The famous writer Carlos Levy, brand new Cultural Ambassador of Mendoza]. Los Andes (in Spanish). 16 April 2015. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
- ^ Toledo, Fernando G. (25 December 2020). "Murió Carlos Levy, uno de los poetas más importantes de Mendoza" [Carlos Levy, one of Mendoza's most important poets, died]. Los Andes (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 June 2021.