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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“BECAUSE IF NOT, I’LL DIE”. Sitting at a round, plastic table. We drink some Club…
BUT LOOK WHO’S THERE. As I walk into the Red Lion I spot Ramon sitting…
DID CONAKRY EXIST? The time had come to tour the capital city of Guinea Conakry.…
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Just as I was leaving the office in Mamba Point, in Liberia, a guy turns…
Sometimes we think ahead and this time, before going to the best beach in Buchanan,…
Why Nobody Knows When He Will Die is a book that consists of ten stories…
Heart of Darkness narrates the story of a sailor named Marlow, who one day decides…
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For those who have lived and worked in Liberia, or for those who are doing so at present, Blue Clay People will seem very close to home and familiar. Many expats (and…
ON THE OUTSKIRTS OF MONROVIA, LIBERIA. IN THE MIDDLE OF DEPRIVATION AND AN IMMORTAL ENERGY, we get out the Toyotas Prado and make our way to a crumbling school that was hosting…
Another aspect that did not convince me in Heart of Darkness is the fact that…
Cooper goes on to express her appreciation for the support and assistance received. Referring to…
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Ingrid still had not recovered and she was lying down, her body paralysed into a triangular shape and submerged in a deep dream or horrible nightmare. It was time for lunch and…
“If you go to Kindia, you know: go up Gangan and go and see my Guinean family”, said Monique, my Belgian friend in Liberia. Despite the fact that Monique had left Guinea…
