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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I KNOW RIGHT FROM THE START THAT JOKERS IS NOT MY KIND OF BAR. The…
CAN I SAY SOMETHING? Imagine an airport. Can you think of an airport and feel…
Now. I walk down the hill of UN Drive towards my house in Mamba Point…
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Ingrid still had not recovered and she was lying down, her body paralysed into a…
Now. I walk down the hill of UN Drive towards my house in Mamba Point…
For those who have lived and worked in Liberia, or for those who are doing…
Why Nobody Knows When He Will Die is a book that consists of ten stories…
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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…
“GUINEA? WHY GUINEA? Why would you complicate your life?” the Lebanese landlord asked me, frowning and bringing a hand to his head. “Why don’t you go to Namibia? It’s a wonderful country”.…
Things Fall Apart is a classic piece of African literature, and why not, of world…
The narrator’s voice maintains an objective and firm tone throughout, but on page 130, the…
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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…
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…
