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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Ingrid still had not recovered and she was lying down, her body paralysed into a…
SAMUEL IS THE BOSS. That’s what I realise on the next day from the way…
THE GATES WERE CLOSING AT THE POLLING STATION SET UP AT WATERSIDE, BUT WE MANAGED…
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This is what expats ask each other: “Where are you from?” “How long have you…
The word Party encapsulates the meaning of the universe. The idea of a party offers…
The narrator’s voice maintains an objective and firm tone throughout, but on page 130, the…
Things Fall Apart is a novel that narrates the story of Okonkwo, an Igbo farmer…
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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…
The House at Sugar Beach is an autobiographical novel (it may also be considered quite simply a novel) written by the journalist and diplomatic correspondent of the New York Times, Helene Cooper.…
Americanah is the story of Ifemelu, a Nigerian girl who decides to leave her country…
Blue Clay People tells the story of William Powers, a North American aid worker in…
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THE TELEPHONE IN MY BEDROOM RINGS AT HALF PAST SIX IN THE MORNING. Irritated, I place the receiver to my ear, and the receptionist tells me that a driver is waiting for…
Now. I walk down the hill of UN Drive towards my house in Mamba Point and I see her. It’s as if the Liberians who are randomly walking around on the street…
