Mario Levrero, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Mario Levrero

Uruguayan writer, photographer, editor, comedian and screenwriter

Date of Birth: 23-Jan-1940

Place of Birth: Montevideo, Montevideo Department, Uruguay

Date of Death: 30-Aug-2004

Profession: screenwriter, photographer, writer, comedian, editor

Nationality: Uruguay

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Jorge Mario Varlotta Levrero (Montevideo, 23 January 1940 - 30 August 2004), better known as Mario Levrero was a Uruguayan author.
He is best known for his debut work La ciudad (1970). During his lifetime, Levrero lived in seclusion, granting only a few interviews.
A handful of critics praised his novellas, and he was considered a "writer's writer." Nowadays, studies of his work have proliferated, being regarded by some as one of the greatest Latin American writers. Levrero's work has inspired Latin American writers such as Rodolfo Fogwill, César Aira and Alejandro Zambra.
In 2000 he was awarded the Guggenheim grant that allowed him to complete work on La novela luminosa (published posthumously).
His work has been translated into English by Frances Riddle and Annie McDermott. Levrero's novel Empty Words will be published in the UK in 2019 by And Other Stories.