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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THE FOOD TAKES A WHILE TO COME. The food sometimes takes a while to come…
I SLEEP IN GBENEQUELLEH IN A TINY ROOM with no mosquito net, hoping malaria in Liberia…
THE GATES WERE CLOSING AT THE POLLING STATION SET UP AT WATERSIDE, BUT WE MANAGED…
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ON THE UNSTOPPABLE ROAD TO INSANITY that stems from any mental insistence (please keep reading).…
As we return to the car, I share with Fred and Alex what Kapuscinski once…
For those who have lived and worked in Liberia, or for those who are doing…
Being born black can be very hard, and while there are quite a few nuances,…
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There’s a certain military feel to the air, and people who come and go, smiling all over the place. To be exact, we are in the room that is trying to be…
CONSISTENT WITH THE IDEA THAT HUMAN BEINGS ARE ANIMALS who usually have dinner at night, I logically attended the collation at the Korean restaurant at Bushrod Island, Monrovia, in the evening. As you do.…
Americanah is the story of Ifemelu, a Nigerian girl who decides to leave her country…
Being born black can be very hard, and while there are quite a few nuances,…
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VICTOR, ANESA AND I TAKE UP THE CENTRE OF THE ROOM AT BLACK AND WHITE FORMING A TRIANGLE. We start dancing with energy. Here, in Buchanan, in Black and White you have…
The Beautyful ones are not yet born by Ayi-Kweih-Armah is a novel that tells the story of a railway traffic control clerk in Ghana, who is disenchanted with life and the course of events…
