I run. I run next to a European girl and a Liberian. I keep up because I usually go jogging a few times a week…
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“ON ROOM ISLAND”. CARLOS BATTAGLINI IN GUINEA (5) of (6)
MONIQUE, THE WOMAN WHO HATED (AND LOVED) GUINEA CONAKRY, had allowed another truce with this country on disclosing to me, “if you go to Conakry,…
“CLIMBING THE MOUNTAIN OF TRUTH IN KINDIA”. CARLOS BATTAGLINI IN GUINEA (4) of (6)
“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 MILITARY STOPPING PEOPLE IN CONAKRY”. CARLOS BATTAGLINI IN GUINEA (3) of (6)
I COULD BARELY SEE IT. But, according to Samory, the tall, skinny building rising up behind us had been the Presidential Palace. I turned around…
“THE CHINESE WORK, THE FRENCH BLAH, BLAH, BLAH“. CARLOS BATTAGLINI IN GUINEA (2) of (6)
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“A TRIP TO THE MOST SINGULAR COUNTRY IN AFRICA”. CARLOS BATTAGLINI IN GUINEA” (1) OF (6)
“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…
“It’s difficult to be a good writer”. A literary review of AMERICANAH by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (3) of (3)
Being born black can be very hard, and while there are quite a few nuances, different levels and social classes within the black world, the…
“Is Chimamanda a writer or a sociologist?” Literary review of AMERICANAH by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (2) of (3)
Nonetheless, there are also a series of characters that are respectably accomplished. This is the case of Blaine, Ifem’s smart boyfriend, through whom we sharply…
“Plenty of intelligence, little literature”. Literary review of AMERICANAH by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (1) of (3)
Americanah is the story of Ifemelu, a Nigerian girl who decides to leave her country for a period of time, to go and study in…