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 SPEAKS CALMLY, KEEPING THE SAME TONE OF VOICE THROUGHOUT. He moves his hands slowly,…
IT’S FULL OF PIGS. That’s what we found upon arrival at the next village, Green…
I AM WRITING FROM ACCRA, GHANA, AND I CAN SCARCELY BELIEVE THAT I AM FINALLY…
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The word Party encapsulates the meaning of the universe. The idea of a party offers…
BUT LOOK WHO’S THERE. As I walk into the Red Lion I spot Ramon sitting…
Regarding the novel’s title, one wonders why beautyful and not beautiful? It seems probable that…
Doe’s government had never been stable and had always run the risk of being overthrown…
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GOAL. Goooal!!!! That was a goooooal !!! Goooooooal!!! The whole Samuel Doe Stadium erupts. It’s party time. We embrace, we’re all Liberians today and we are dancing with everyone. Gilberto is engaging…
Helene Cooper tells us that she had ancestors on the colonisation ships coming from the United States, specifically Elijah Johnson, a man with a lot of character and a bit of a…
This novel also considers how most utopian dreams of liberation in the recently independent Africa…
Being born black can be very hard, and while there are quite a few nuances,…
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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.…
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…
