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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This is what expats ask each other: “Where are you from?” “How long have you…
Sometimes we think ahead and this time, before going to the best beach in Buchanan,…
WHY AM I SAYING ON EDGE IF EVERYTHING IS CALM IN LIBERIA? IS EVERYTHING CALM…
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SAMUEL IS THE BOSS. That’s what I realise on the next day from the way…
HE SPEAKS CALMLY, KEEPING THE SAME TONE OF VOICE THROUGHOUT. He moves his hands slowly,…
Things Fall Apart is a novel that narrates the story of Okonkwo, an Igbo farmer…
The Beautyful ones are not yet born by Ayi-Kweih-Armah is a novel that tells the story of…
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RUN. RUN. When we ran in Monrovia in among the shacks, trampling the earth and the sand, dodging dilapidated huts, I would brush against the zinc ceilings that were caving in. Sometimes…
Why Nobody Knows When He Will Die is a book that consists of ten stories on different subjects of everyday African and Liberian reality, many of which can be extrapolated to the…
Heart of Darkness narrates the story of a sailor named Marlow, who one day decides…
Cooper goes on to express her appreciation for the support and assistance received. Referring to…
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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…
I AM WRITING FROM ACCRA, GHANA, AND I CAN SCARCELY BELIEVE THAT I AM FINALLY HERE. I am writing with bloodshot eyes, with several days’ stubble and pronounced bags under my eyes,…
