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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IN GHANA, RELIGIOUS CONCENTRATIONS HAVE A POWERFUL STRONGHOLD. ‘Empowerment’, as the phenomenon is called, is…
Our football team has won and we’re all celebrating at the Red Lion, under the…
“IT’S IN A STATE, MAN, GREECE IS IN A STATE,” says Frankie, a Liberian, as…
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I run. I run next to a European girl and a Liberian. I keep up…
THE FOOD TAKES A WHILE TO COME. The food sometimes takes a while to come…
Helene Cooper tells us that she had ancestors on the colonisation ships coming from the…
This novel also considers how most utopian dreams of liberation in the recently independent Africa…
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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…
Despite a number of negative consequences, Powers also discovers that these same development projects are sometimes capable of providing real help and happiness to local communities. William discovers this by delving deeper…
Americanah is the story of Ifemelu, a Nigerian girl who decides to leave her country…
Cooper goes on to express her appreciation for the support and assistance received. Referring to…
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SAMUEL IS THE BOSS. That’s what I realise on the next day from the way they all stare at him when he greets me. One’s eyes can reveal a leader’s terrain. Samuel…
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…
