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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It’s the brakes. A steel voice informs me that something is wrong with the brake…
There is someone in the kitchen. It’s a young man of medium height. His name…
They say that nobody ever saw that Spanish woman who worked for the embassy again.…
Africa
THE FOOD TAKES A WHILE TO COME. The food sometimes takes a while to come…
WHAT SHOULD I CALL IT? Jungle? Rainforest? Forest? Wilderness? Luxuriant foliage? There is definitely no…
Murder in the Cassava Patch is a very good african literature work, and tells the story…
Heart of Darkness narrates the story of a sailor named Marlow, who one day decides…
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I’ve never had to deal with them. I don’t know what they talk about. I ignore what they like. In meetings, all countries are usually present but them. I have received emails…
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…
Doe’s government had never been stable and had always run the risk of being overthrown…
Americanah is the story of Ifemelu, a Nigerian girl who decides to leave her country…
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“THE SWEDES ARE WAITING FOR YOU IN THE PARKING LOT,” said an early morning voice to me in a firm tone. I quickly ran down the stairs and left the building, only…
He always starts talking at about quarter past or half past seven in the middle of UN Drive. Actually, he doesn’t talk, but rather screams, shouts, and quite often sings. I listen…
