HOW PAPINI MET THE DEVIL

Close to his maturity, Papini has to decide which of his youthful dreams are to preserve or to reject. He meets the devil, who gives him pieces of information about the origins of humanity. At that point Papini is overwhelmed by nostalgia, and he insists on investing his efforts on civic polemic, therefore neglecting poetry. Was Colui che nega a wise advisor or a poisonous provocateur? the text, which alternates academic and narrative style, aims at being open to the interpretation of the reader.