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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AT FIRST I THOUGHT THAT THE BODY THAT LAY THERE MUST BE THAT WOMAN WHO…
I can’t help it. I am reading an interesting novel about a violinist who loses…
As we return to the car, I share with Fred and Alex what Kapuscinski once…
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I HAVE HAD A FEW DRINKS TOO MANY, and shit, now I forgot what I…
“THE SWEDES ARE WAITING FOR YOU IN THE PARKING LOT,” said an early morning voice…
Going back to Helene Cooper’s life, it became considerably more complicated when the Liberian civil…
Heart of Darkness narrates the story of a sailor named Marlow, who one day decides…
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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…
THE GATES WERE CLOSING AT THE POLLING STATION SET UP AT WATERSIDE, BUT WE MANAGED TO SKILFULLY FIND OUR WAY IN. It was still light, but the sun was gently setting in…
Why Nobody Knows When He Will Die is a book that consists of ten stories…
Blue Clay People tells the story of William Powers, a North American aid worker in…
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Our football team has won and we’re all celebrating at the Red Lion, under the influence of Club Beers and other natural juices. Like every other day, nightfall is punctual and dictatorial.…
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…
