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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WHAT IS YOUR NAME? It’s true. Every time you meet a Liberian and share a…
HE RAISES HIS HAND. In the middle of the trial, the man with the gold…
THE TELEPHONE IN MY BEDROOM RINGS AT HALF PAST SIX IN THE MORNING. Irritated, I…
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I KNOW RIGHT FROM THE START THAT JOKERS IS NOT MY KIND OF BAR. The…
There’s a certain military feel to the air, and people who come and go, smiling…
Despite a number of negative consequences, Powers also discovers that these same development projects are…
Blue Clay People tells the story of William Powers, a North American aid worker in…
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Did you know that the sea and air conditioning sound quite alike? When I am lying in my room wavering between the shades of dark and the air conditioning has finally stopped…
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…
Going back to Helene Cooper’s life, it became considerably more complicated when the Liberian civil…
Murder in the Cassava Patch is a very good african literature work, and tells the story…
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I DON’T REMEMBER VERY WELL WHERE I WAS COMING FROM, but walking on UN Drive I came upon a deserted island on my right. Now I remember. I was coming from Miami…
Going back to Helene Cooper’s life, it became considerably more complicated when the Liberian civil war broke out, a factor that forced her to move to the United States, specifically to Knoxville,…
