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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I can’t help it. I am reading an interesting novel about a violinist who loses…
I hit the streets once again without an umbrella in Liberia and after taking a…
SOMETIMES IT HAPPENS. You are walking in the middle of a Liberian road, heading in…
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THE FOOD TAKES A WHILE TO COME. The food sometimes takes a while to come…
HE RAISES HIS HAND. In the middle of the trial, the man with the gold…
Heart of Darkness narrates the story of a sailor named Marlow, who one day decides…
Things Fall Apart is a novel that narrates the story of Okonkwo, an Igbo farmer…
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“We are going out tonight,” says François as he grabs onto my arm at the Sajj. I gulped down one more Club beer and felt apprehensively ready to hit the night in…
The African Child is not strictly speaking a novel, but rather an autobiography of a young teenage boy called Camara Laye. Laye is a Malinké Muslim from Guinea (Guinea-Conakry) who is growing…
Cooper goes on to express her appreciation for the support and assistance received. Referring to…
For those who have lived and worked in Liberia, or for those who are doing…
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IN GHANA, RELIGIOUS CONCENTRATIONS HAVE A POWERFUL STRONGHOLD. ‘Empowerment’, as the phenomenon is called, is full of clergymen whose faces are shown on many street walls announcing the next encounter and encouraging…
BUT LOOK WHO’S THERE. As I walk into the Red Lion I spot Ramon sitting opposite a German donning a dirty and scraggy beard. Only a tiny table separates them, and they…
