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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WE LEAVE GBARNGA BEHIND. It hits us that this time we are going for good…
CONSISTENT WITH THE IDEA THAT HUMAN BEINGS ARE ANIMALS who usually have dinner at night,…
IT’S HERE. Rick comes to fetch me in the morning at the Hilltop Hotel in…
Africa
Now. I walk down the hill of UN Drive towards my house in Mamba Point…
At first we did not talk. Never ever. Not even whenever I’d set foot in…
Cooper goes on to express her appreciation for the support and assistance received. Referring to…
The narrator’s voice maintains an objective and firm tone throughout, but on page 130, the…
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WHY AM I SAYING ON EDGE IF EVERYTHING IS CALM IN LIBERIA? IS EVERYTHING CALM IN LIBERIA? Ladies and gentlemen: the moment of truth has arrived. We find ourselves in the decisive…
SOMETIMES IT HAPPENS. You are walking in the middle of a Liberian road, heading in some direction and a question falls on your head in the form of a guillotine and covered…
Doe’s government had never been stable and had always run the risk of being overthrown…
The House at Sugar Beach is an autobiographical novel (it may also be considered quite…
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Our football team has won and we’re all celebrating at the Red Lion, under the influence of Club Beers and other natural juices. Like every other day, nightfall is punctual and dictatorial.…
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…
