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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MONIQUE, THE WOMAN WHO HATED (AND LOVED) GUINEA CONAKRY, had allowed another truce with this…
CAN I SAY SOMETHING? Imagine an airport. Can you think of an airport and feel…
Sometimes we think ahead and this time, before going to the best beach in Buchanan,…
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SOMETIMES IT HAPPENS. You are walking in the middle of a Liberian road, heading in…
As we return to the car, I share with Fred and Alex what Kapuscinski once…
Why Nobody Knows When He Will Die is a book that consists of ten stories…
Another aspect that did not convince me in Heart of Darkness is the fact that…
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SAMUEL IS THE BOSS. That’s what I realise on the next day from the way they all stare at him when he greets me. One’s eyes can reveal a leader’s terrain. Samuel…
Doe’s government had never been stable and had always run the risk of being overthrown at any time, until the point that there was an attempted coup by Quiwonkpa, Doe’s former friend…
The House at Sugar Beach is an autobiographical novel (it may also be considered quite…
Heart of Darkness narrates the story of a sailor named Marlow, who one day decides…
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THE FOOD TAKES A WHILE TO COME. The food sometimes takes a while to come in Liberia. So instead of having lunch, we keep making our way into Nimba County and head…
HE RAISES HIS HAND. In the middle of the trial, the man with the gold earring raises his hand and asks for permission to go to the bathroom for a minute. The…
