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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Click, click. We have several photos taken with the people at the organisation and with…
I HAD JUST BEEN TO EUROPE. I HAD JUST BEEN TO SPAIN. I HAD FELT…
IT’S FULL OF PIGS. That’s what we found upon arrival at the next village, Green…
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CAN I SAY SOMETHING? Imagine an airport. Can you think of an airport and feel…
I GENTLY WALK INTO THE MINISTRY OF LAND, MINES AND ENERGY in Liberia, but nobody sees…
Heart of Darkness narrates the story of a sailor named Marlow, who one day decides…
The narrator’s voice maintains an objective and firm tone throughout, but on page 130, the…
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BUT LOOK WHO’S THERE. As I walk into the Red Lion I spot Ramon sitting opposite a German donning a dirty and scraggy beard. Only a tiny table separates them, and they…
The House at Sugar Beach is an autobiographical novel (it may also be considered quite simply a novel) written by the journalist and diplomatic correspondent of the New York Times, Helene Cooper.…
Nonetheless, there are also a series of characters that are respectably accomplished. This is the…
Being born black can be very hard, and while there are quite a few nuances,…
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As we return to the car, I share with Fred and Alex what Kapuscinski once wrote about Liberia in his masterpiece, The Shadow of the Sun. How he’d be decapitated if he…
I hit the streets once again without an umbrella in Liberia and after taking a mere seven steps, I have to go back in. Under some kind of porch, I wait to…
