Mario Levrero

Jorge Mario Varlotta Levrero (Montevideo, 23 January 1940 - 30 August 2004), better known as Mario Levrero was a Uruguayan author.[1] 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.

Mario Levrero
Born
Jorge Mario Varlotta Levrero

(1940-01-23)January 23, 1940
Montevideo, Uruguay
DiedAugust 30, 2004(2004-08-30) (aged 64)
NationalityUruguay
OccupationAuthor

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.

Work

Novels
  • La ciudad, 1970
  • Diario de un canalla/Burdeos, 1972
  • París, 1980
  • El lugar, 1982
  • Fauna/Desplazamientos, 1987
  • La Banda del Ciempiés, 1989
  • El alma de Gardel, 1996
  • El discurso vacío, 1996
  • Dejen todo en mis manos, 1998
  • La novela luminosa, 2005
  • Trilogía involuntaria (includes La ciudad, París, and El lugar), 2008
  • Nick Carter se divierte mientras el lector es asesinado y yo agonizo y otras novelas, 2012
  • Caza de conejos, 2012
  • La Banda del Ciempiés, 2015

Short Stories
  • La máquina de pensar en Gladys, 1970
  • Todo el tiempo, 1982
  • Aguas salobres, 1983
  • Los muertos, 1986
  • Espacios libres, 1987
  • El portero y el otro, 1992
  • Ya que estamos, 2001
  • Los carros de fuego, 2003
  • Cuentos completos, 2019

Comic books
  • Santo Varón/I, with artwork by Lizán, 1986
  • Los profesionales, with artwork by Lizán, 1988
  • Historietas reunidas de Jorge Varlotta, 2016

Other writings
  • Manual de parapsicología, 1978
  • Caza de conejos, 1986
  • Irrupciones I, 2001
  • Irrupciones II, 2001

References
  1. Latin American Science Fiction Writers: An A-to-Z Guide - Page 113 0313305536 Darrell B. Lockhart - 2004 - Mario Levrero (b. 1940) URUGUAY Mario Levrero, born in Montevideo in 1940, is the author of some 15 books. He is one of the foremost of contemporary Uruguayan novelists and short-story writers. His work clearly shows the influence of the ...
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