Biographical sketch

Renzo Novatore (1890–1922) was the pen name of Abele Rizieri Ferrari, an Italian poet and individualist anarchist from Arcola, near La Spezia. His writing combined a lyrical style with a rejection of political and moral authority. Friends collected some of his writings after his death, including Verso il nulla creatore.

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Works about Renzo Novatore

• Enzo Martucci, “Renzo Novatore,” Minus One, no. 21. UoE journal index · Read the essay in the Elephant Editions collection.

Selected bibliography

• Verso il nulla creatore · English translation: Toward the Creative Nothing.