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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SAMUEL IS THE BOSS. That’s what I realise on the next day from the way…
CONSISTENT WITH THE IDEA THAT HUMAN BEINGS ARE ANIMALS who usually have dinner at night,…
I run. I run next to a European girl and a Liberian. I keep up…
Africa
Our football team has won and we’re all celebrating at the Red Lion, under the…
There’s a certain military feel to the air, and people who come and go, smiling…
Doe’s government had never been stable and had always run the risk of being overthrown…
Blue Clay People tells the story of William Powers, a North American aid worker in…
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Murder in the Cassava Patch is a very good african literature work, and tells the story of a toxic relationship that ends in murder. Gortokai, the main character, is madly in love with Tene,…
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.…
Being born black can be very hard, and while there are quite a few nuances,…
The House at Sugar Beach is an autobiographical novel (it may also be considered quite…
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I COULD BARELY SEE IT. But, according to Samory, the tall, skinny building rising up behind us had been the Presidential Palace. I turned around and for a fleeting moment I managed…
For those who have lived and worked in Liberia, or for those who are doing so at present, Blue Clay People will seem very close to home and familiar. Many expats (and…
