Making use of unprecedented access to Che's personal archives, his guerrilla cohorts, and Cuban government archives, an exhaustive biography traces the life of the Latin American communist revolutionary. 40,000 first printing. $75,000 ad/promo.
Even to those without Marxist sympathies, Che Guevara (1928-67) was a dashing, charismatic figure: the asthmatic son of an aristocratic Argentine family whose sympathy for the world's oppressed turned him into a socialist revolutionary, the valued comrade-in-arms of Cuba's Fidel Castro and a leader of guerilla warfare in Latin America and Africa. Journalist Jon Lee Anderson's lengthy and absorbing portrait captures the complexities of international politics (revolutionary and counter); his painstaking research has unearthed a remarkable amount of new material, including information about Guevara's death at the hands of the Bolivian military.
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An Objective Biography One must give Jon L. Anderson his props for the objectivity with which he approched the controversial character of Che. He uses a plethora of resources, many of which have never been seen before, to contruct an accurate picture of what occured during Che's life and the effect he has had on the world. The author sifts through and seperates the historical Guevara from the border-line mythical folkhero that has arisen in the decades since his untimely death. Mr. Anderson reveals the faults, beliefs, and... more info
Disturbing Propaganda This is the most disturbing piece of propaganda biography I have ever read concerning the radical left elements in world society. The whole book by Anderson is written as an adoring look at one of the world's most aspiring murderers who is idolized by much of the world who know nothing more about him than as a quaint screen print for a T-Shirt. This book helps bolster this blind loyalty to the human epitomy of evi.
More than a bio My comments are in general alignment with the previous 130. This is not light reading; you will not finish it in a weekend; but your effort will be rewarded. Not to be trite, but it reminds me of the Lord of The Rings. Laden with hundreds of characters and sub plots, it's much more than a simple biography. If you are looking for a quick read about Che, do not buy this book. However, I'm glad that I suffered though a few laborious sections and finished it. I'm a better person for it, and I strongly... more info
superlative and always relevant I read this book shortly before going into the Peace Corps in 2006 and with a curosity that, as I saw the book on numerous bookshelves all over the world, seemed to always be present. For "Che haters" you'll hear many comments usually with the word "communist" included. The fact is he was anything but a communist. For those more enlightened, he represents an idealism and theory as put forth in "A Theory of Justice" by John Rawls. Anderson does well to document the hatred Che had for capitalism and the... more info
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