I’m Carlos Battaglini and I left everything to become a writer. Here you will find posts about my curious life in Liberia and other African countries. It is also where I immerse myself in the burning light of African literature through brutally honest book reviews. Welcome to your home and thanks for joining me on this adventure.
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VICTOR, ANESA AND I TAKE UP THE CENTRE OF THE ROOM AT BLACK AND WHITE…
SAMUEL IS THE BOSS. That’s what I realise on the next day from the way…
WE LEAVE GBARNGA BEHIND. It hits us that this time we are going for good…
Africa
I SLEEP IN GBENEQUELLEH IN A TINY ROOM with no mosquito net, hoping malaria in Liberia…
ONE DAY MORE In LIBERIA (ONE DAY LESS…) I am exhausted as I start to…
Doe’s government had never been stable and had always run the risk of being overthrown…
Being born black can be very hard, and while there are quite a few nuances,…
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“We are going out tonight,” says François as he grabs onto my arm at the Sajj. I gulped down one more Club beer and felt apprehensively ready to hit the night in…
I’ve never had to deal with them. I don’t know what they talk about. I ignore what they like. In meetings, all countries are usually present but them. I have received emails…
Nonetheless, there are also a series of characters that are respectably accomplished. This is the…
Americanah is the story of Ifemelu, a Nigerian girl who decides to leave her country…
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Blue Clay People tells the story of William Powers, a North American aid worker in Liberia back in 1999. Powers lands in the African country as a member of the NGO Catholic…
WHAT SHOULD I CALL IT? Jungle? Rainforest? Forest? Wilderness? Luxuriant foliage? There is definitely no word that can precisely define where I am heading to in Liberia. Countryside could be an option,…
