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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HE RAISES HIS HAND. In the middle of the trial, the man with the gold…
The Shadow of the Sun narrates the experiences of the Polish journalist, Ryszard Kapuscinski in…
They say that nobody ever saw that Spanish woman who worked for the embassy again.…
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Click, click. We have several photos taken with the people at the organisation and with…
“BECAUSE IF NOT, I’LL DIE”. Sitting at a round, plastic table. We drink some Club…
Americanah is the story of Ifemelu, a Nigerian girl who decides to leave her country…
Helene Cooper tells us that she had ancestors on the colonisation ships coming from the…
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ONE DAY MORE In LIBERIA (ONE DAY LESS…) I am exhausted as I start to write. It’s been a hard day again and the last thing I fancy doing is tapping away…
Did you know that the sea and air conditioning sound quite alike? When I am lying in my room wavering between the shades of dark and the air conditioning has finally stopped…
Cooper goes on to express her appreciation for the support and assistance received. Referring to…
Doe’s government had never been stable and had always run the risk of being overthrown…
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“GUINEA? WHY GUINEA? Why would you complicate your life?” the Lebanese landlord asked me, frowning and bringing a hand to his head. “Why don’t you go to Namibia? It’s a wonderful country”.…
CONSISTENT WITH THE IDEA THAT HUMAN BEINGS ARE ANIMALS who usually have dinner at night, I logically attended the collation at the Korean restaurant at Bushrod Island, Monrovia, in the evening. As you do.…
