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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At first we did not talk. Never ever. Not even whenever I’d set foot in…
GOAL. Goooal!!!! That was a goooooal !!! Goooooooal!!! The whole Samuel Doe Stadium erupts. It’s…
There is someone in the kitchen. It’s a young man of medium height. His name…
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I have often felt that I was going to climb the wall in Liberia. On…
I COULD BARELY SEE IT. But, according to Samory, the tall, skinny building rising up…
Being born black can be very hard, and while there are quite a few nuances,…
Things Fall Apart is a novel that narrates the story of Okonkwo, an Igbo farmer…
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“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”.…
SAMUEL IS THE BOSS. That’s what I realise on the next day from the way they all stare at him when he greets me. One’s eyes can reveal a leader’s terrain. Samuel…
Things Fall Apart is a novel that narrates the story of Okonkwo, an Igbo farmer…
Going back to Helene Cooper’s life, it became considerably more complicated when the Liberian civil…
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“NO. IT’S NOT MALARIA,” said Drazen, dripping, “it’s something else. Something cold that gets in your bones.” Only the food, which finally arrived in the form of chicken, rice and cassava fish,…
I hit the streets once again without an umbrella in Liberia and after taking a mere seven steps, I have to go back in. Under some kind of porch, I wait to…
