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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WHAT SHOULD I CALL IT? Jungle? Rainforest? Forest? Wilderness? Luxuriant foliage? There is definitely no…
Our football team has won and we’re all celebrating at the Red Lion, under the…
BUT LOOK WHO’S THERE. As I walk into the Red Lion I spot Ramon sitting…
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Sometimes we think ahead and this time, before going to the best beach in Buchanan,…
The Shadow of the Sun narrates the experiences of the Polish journalist, Ryszard Kapuscinski in…
For those who have lived and worked in Liberia, or for those who are doing…
Helene Cooper tells us that she had ancestors on the colonisation ships coming from the…
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Things Fall Apart is a classic piece of African literature, and why not, of world literature. The story portrays a typical African rural reality (Nigerian in this case), where the relationship between…
“I have typhus, not today.” “Cool, come and watch the match then.” The first message is from Jacques, implying we will not be playing our usual game of tennis at the Ocean…
For those who have lived and worked in Liberia, or for those who are doing…
Murder in the Cassava Patch is a very good african literature work, and tells the story…
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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 KNOW RIGHT FROM THE START THAT JOKERS IS NOT MY KIND OF BAR. The moment I step foot out of the taxi, I can sense a certain carefreeness and self-confidence in…
