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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Africa
DID CONAKRY EXIST? The time had come to tour the capital city of Guinea Conakry.…
It’s the brakes. A steel voice informs me that something is wrong with the brake…
BUT LOOK WHO’S THERE. As I walk into the Red Lion I spot Ramon sitting…
Africa
“I have typhus, not today.” “Cool, come and watch the match then.” The first message…
I’ve never had to deal with them. I don’t know what they talk about. I…
The Beautyful ones are not yet born by Ayi-Kweih-Armah is a novel that tells the story of…
Blue Clay People tells the story of William Powers, a North American aid worker in…
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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…
Sometimes we think ahead and this time, before going to the best beach in Buchanan, we head to the “restaurant” owned by the Lebanese man so he can prepare us some food…
Heart of Darkness narrates the story of a sailor named Marlow, who one day decides…
Things Fall Apart is a classic piece of African literature, and why not, of world…
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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.…
Being born black can be very hard, and while there are quite a few nuances, different levels and social classes within the black world, the difficulty of progressing always seems to be…
