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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“GUINEA? WHY GUINEA? Why would you complicate your life?” the Lebanese landlord asked me, frowning…
They say that nobody ever saw that Spanish woman who worked for the embassy again.…
The granite tiles at the Zaventem airport in Brussels are a stranger colour every time…
Africa
ON BRINGING MY HEAD ABOVE THE SURFACE, I DISCOVERED A GIRL WITH DREADLOCKS (the rasta…
IT’S FULL OF PIGS. That’s what we found upon arrival at the next village, Green…
Being born black can be very hard, and while there are quite a few nuances,…
The narrator’s voice maintains an objective and firm tone throughout, but on page 130, the…
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THE TELEPHONE IN MY BEDROOM RINGS AT HALF PAST SIX IN THE MORNING. Irritated, I place the receiver to my ear, and the receptionist tells me that a driver is waiting for…
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…
Things Fall Apart is a novel that narrates the story of Okonkwo, an Igbo farmer…
The African Child is not strictly speaking a novel, but rather an autobiography of a…
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COME, COME IN. WELCOME TO MY HOME ON UN DRIVE. This salmon coloured sofa is what I most like about my lounge, as well as the granite bar in my kitchen that…
The House at Sugar Beach is an autobiographical novel (it may also be considered quite simply a novel) written by the journalist and diplomatic correspondent of the New York Times, Helene Cooper.…
