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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FEAR IN BLACK AND WHITE. Some people have started leaving the bar, forming a scary,…
BUT LOOK WHO’S THERE. As I walk into the Red Lion I spot Ramon sitting…
FOR A WHILE NOW I HAVE TRIED TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT AFRICAN LITERATURE, a…
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I have often felt that I was going to climb the wall in Liberia. On…
VICTOR, ANESA AND I TAKE UP THE CENTRE OF THE ROOM AT BLACK AND WHITE…
Another aspect that did not convince me in Heart of Darkness is the fact that…
The narrator’s voice maintains an objective and firm tone throughout, but on page 130, the…
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FOR A WHILE NOW I HAVE TRIED TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT AFRICAN LITERATURE, a far from simple exploration for a European dominated by the White canon. And now here, in Accra…
Did you know that the sea and air conditioning sound quite alike? When I am lying in my room wavering between the shades of dark and the air conditioning has finally stopped…
The African Child is not strictly speaking a novel, but rather an autobiography of a…
Murder in the Cassava Patch is a very good african literature work, and tells the story…
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DID CONAKRY EXIST? The time had come to tour the capital city of Guinea Conakry. The city, which on naming it provoked sighs and rolling of the eyes among the people I…
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…
