Synopses & Reviews
At last, Che on Che! Discover the personal side of the legendary Che Guevara in a way never before revealed to the world. This book includes many unpublished short stories and poems written to his wife and children, as well as photos from the Guevara family album, showing a surprisingly sensitive and artistic side to a man often seen as a hard-line revolutionary.
An enthusiastic amateur photographer, Che's self-portraits are a stunning feature of this selection along with some beautiful short stories, poems, and personal letters, which have just been released from his family's personal archives. Among the innumerable biographies and photo books on Che, this large format, attractively designed book is unique.
Edited by prominent Latin American poet and intellectual Victor Casaus, with the assistance of Che's widow and children.
Publication is planned to coincide with two new Che films (Robert Redford's film on The Motorcycle Diaries and a Steven Soderbergh biopic).
"Che was the most complete human being of our age."-Jean Paul Sartre
Synopsis
A PHOTOGRAPHIC AND LITERARY MEMOIR
At last, Che in his own words, beyond the icon! Discover the personal side of the legendary Che Guevara in this photographic and literary memoir that includes unpublished short stories,and#160;letters andand#160;poems written to his family, as well as photos from the Guevara family album, showing a surprisingly sensitive and artistic side to a man often seen as a hard-line revolutionary.
Unique among the many books about Che Guevara, this self-portrait reveals his remarkable candor, irony, dry wit, and, above all, his passion.
Edited by prominent Latin American poet and intellectual Victor Casaus, with the assistance of Cheandrsquo;s children and widow (Aleida March).
"Che was the most complete human being of our age."andmdash;Jean-Paul Sartre
"This beautiful, enlightening volume humanizes Che." andmdash;RAIN TAXI
Synopsis
An intimate look at the man behind the icon from his family's private archives.
About the Author
Che Guevara was the legendary Latin American guerrilla fighter who joined the Cuban revolutionary movement that toppled the Batista dictatorship. He played a leading role in the early years of the Cuban Revolution and made an extraordinary and original contribution to Marxist theory. He died at the hands of CIA assassins in Bolivia in 1967.