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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He always starts talking at about quarter past or half past seven in the middle…
I can’t help it. I am reading an interesting novel about a violinist who loses…
It’s the brakes. A steel voice informs me that something is wrong with the brake…
Africa
DID CONAKRY EXIST? The time had come to tour the capital city of Guinea Conakry.…
GOAL. Goooal!!!! That was a goooooal !!! Goooooooal!!! The whole Samuel Doe Stadium erupts. It’s…
Doe’s government had never been stable and had always run the risk of being overthrown…
Being born black can be very hard, and while there are quite a few nuances,…
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“IT’S IN A STATE, MAN, GREECE IS IN A STATE,” says Frankie, a Liberian, as he noisily walks around his Portuguese friend, Gilberto’s kitchen in his kiwi green, scraggy shirt. “It’s in…
Cooper goes on to express her appreciation for the support and assistance received. Referring to six friends of her, she says “the six of them helped me figure out what I wanted…
The narrator’s voice maintains an objective and firm tone throughout, but on page 130, the…
Despite a number of negative consequences, Powers also discovers that these same development projects are…
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“IT’S IN A STATE, MAN, GREECE IS IN A STATE,” says Frankie, a Liberian, as he noisily walks around his Portuguese friend, Gilberto’s kitchen in his kiwi green, scraggy shirt. “It’s in…
Ingrid still had not recovered and she was lying down, her body paralysed into a triangular shape and submerged in a deep dream or horrible nightmare. It was time for lunch and…
