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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As we return to the car, I share with Fred and Alex what Kapuscinski once…
What is it that’s so important you have to say? Well, here goes. Friends, readers,…
“BECAUSE IF NOT, I’LL DIE”. Sitting at a round, plastic table. We drink some Club…
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The meeting will begin at eight o’clock in the morning. That’s what the green paper…
THE FOOD TAKES A WHILE TO COME. The food sometimes takes a while to come…
Things Fall Apart is a classic piece of African literature, and why not, of world…
Another aspect that did not convince me in Heart of Darkness is the fact that…
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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.…
IN GHANA, RELIGIOUS CONCENTRATIONS HAVE A POWERFUL STRONGHOLD. ‘Empowerment’, as the phenomenon is called, is full of clergymen whose faces are shown on many street walls announcing the next encounter and encouraging…
Americanah is the story of Ifemelu, a Nigerian girl who decides to leave her country…
Cooper goes on to express her appreciation for the support and assistance received. Referring to…
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Going back to Helene Cooper’s life, it became considerably more complicated when the Liberian civil war broke out, a factor that forced her to move to the United States, specifically to Knoxville,…
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…
