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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“GUINEA? WHY GUINEA? Why would you complicate your life?” the Lebanese landlord asked me, frowning…
SAMUEL IS THE BOSS. That’s what I realise on the next day from the way…
I have often felt that I was going to climb the wall in Liberia. On…
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WHY AM I SAYING ON EDGE IF EVERYTHING IS CALM IN LIBERIA? IS EVERYTHING CALM…
ONE DAY MORE In LIBERIA (ONE DAY LESS…) I am exhausted as I start to…
The Beautyful ones are not yet born by Ayi-Kweih-Armah is a novel that tells the story of…
For those who have lived and worked in Liberia, or for those who are doing…
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AT FIRST I THOUGHT THAT THE BODY THAT LAY THERE MUST BE THAT WOMAN WHO LOVES THE GENERATOR. That woman who usually spends the whole day stuck to the powerful diesel engine…
There is someone in the kitchen. It’s a young man of medium height. His name is Anthony and he moves stealthily. As if he were wearing socks instead of shoes. Anthony opens…
Another aspect that did not convince me in Heart of Darkness is the fact that…
Helene Cooper tells us that she had ancestors on the colonisation ships coming from the…
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I run. I run next to a European girl and a Liberian. I keep up because I usually go jogging a few times a week around UN Drive. The Liberian guy also…
THE TELEPHONE IN MY BEDROOM RINGS AT HALF PAST SIX IN THE MORNING. Irritated, I place the receiver to my ear, and the receptionist tells me that a driver is waiting for…
