Daniel Levin Becker
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Daniel Levin Becker is an American writer, translator and musical critic. He finished his undergraduate studies in English and French at Yale University
in 2006. In 2009 he was elected member of the French literary workshop Oulipo
, making him the second American member of this group (the first is Harry Mathews
). He was elected after a Fulbright
year spent organizing and indexing that group's archives.
Levin Becker is currently the reviews editor for the magazine The Believer
.
He also contributes regularly as a music critic for the newspaper SF Weekly
. His writings and musical reviews can also be regularly found in Dusted Magazine, The Point, The American Book Review
, The Drunken Boat, etc.
He has translated from the French texts like Georges Perec
, Oulibiographer by Bernard Magné and Letter from the Author to his Editor by Marcel Bénabou.
DLB became an Oulipian when he was only 24, the youngest member at the time. He was also the youngest member and songwriter for the project band Mujeres Encinta
that he joined when he was only a teenager.
Yale University
Yale University is a private, Ivy League university located in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States...
in 2006. In 2009 he was elected member of the French literary workshop Oulipo
Oulipo
Oulipo is a loose gathering of French-speaking writers and mathematicians which seeks to create works using constrained writing techniques. It was founded in 1960 by Raymond Queneau and François Le Lionnais...
, making him the second American member of this group (the first is Harry Mathews
Harry Mathews
Harry Mathews is an American author of various novels, volumes of poetry and short fiction, and essays.-Life:Born in New York City to an upper class family, Mathews was educated at private schools there and at the Groton School in Massachusetts before enrolling at Princeton University in 1947...
). He was elected after a Fulbright
Fulbright Program
The Fulbright Program, including the Fulbright-Hays Program, is a program of competitive, merit-based grants for international educational exchange for students, scholars, teachers, professionals, scientists and artists, founded by United States Senator J. William Fulbright in 1946. Under the...
year spent organizing and indexing that group's archives.
Levin Becker is currently the reviews editor for the magazine The Believer
The Believer (magazine)
The Believer is a United States literary magazine that also covers other arts and general culture. Founded and designed in 2003 by the writer and publisher Dave Eggers, it is edited by Vendela Vida, Heidi Julavits and Ed Park...
.
He also contributes regularly as a music critic for the newspaper SF Weekly
SF Weekly
SF Weekly is a free alternative weekly newspaper in San Francisco, California. The newspaper, distributed throughout the San Francisco Bay Area every Wednesday, is published by Village Voice Media, a 16-paper alt weekly newspaper chain that also includes the New York City Village Voice and the Los...
. His writings and musical reviews can also be regularly found in Dusted Magazine, The Point, The American Book Review
American Book Review
The American Book Review is a nonprofit, internationally distributed publication that appears six times a year. ABR specializes in reviews of frequently neglected published works of fiction, poetry, and literary and cultural criticism from small, regional, university, ethnic, avant-garde, and...
, The Drunken Boat, etc.
He has translated from the French texts like Georges Perec
Georges Perec
Georges Perec was a French novelist, filmmaker, documentalist and essayist. He is a member of the Oulipo group...
, Oulibiographer by Bernard Magné and Letter from the Author to his Editor by Marcel Bénabou.
DLB became an Oulipian when he was only 24, the youngest member at the time. He was also the youngest member and songwriter for the project band Mujeres Encinta
Mujeres Encinta
Mujeres Encinta was a short-lived musical project / concept band known for recording only on cassette. They sang in English, Spanish and French and wrote most of their songs in collaboration. The wide range of background and musical styles of its members was both conducive for their originality and...
that he joined when he was only a teenager.