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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CAN I SAY SOMETHING? Imagine an airport. Can you think of an airport and feel…
THE WATERFALL DROPS SPECTACULARLY ONTO THE LAKE and can be observed from two wooden hammocks…
I hit the streets once again without an umbrella in Liberia and after taking a…
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This is what expats ask each other: “Where are you from?” “How long have you…
DID CONAKRY EXIST? The time had come to tour the capital city of Guinea Conakry.…
The narrator’s voice maintains an objective and firm tone throughout, but on page 130, the…
Heart of Darkness narrates the story of a sailor named Marlow, who one day decides…
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I HAD JUST BEEN TO EUROPE. I HAD JUST BEEN TO SPAIN. I HAD FELT THE HEAT. I had felt the heat. I had felt the cold. Loads of iPhones, brother. Is…
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…
This novel also considers how most utopian dreams of liberation in the recently independent Africa…
Despite a number of negative consequences, Powers also discovers that these same development projects are…
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The meeting will begin at eight o’clock in the morning. That’s what the green paper on my desk says and that’s what I tell Roland, who has driven me here in the…
The Shadow of the Sun narrates the experiences of the Polish journalist, Ryszard Kapuscinski in Africa. Kapuscinski lives in Africa not as a ‘happy tourist’, but rather as a daring reporter who…
