The first definitive biography of Ernesto Che Guevara, the twentieth century's supreme revolutionary martyr.
Jon Lee Anderson is an American journalist and writer.
Masterly and absorbing
*The Sunday Times*
Brilliantly evoked... The portrait is now as complete as it will
ever be
*The Times Literary Supplement*
Absorbing and convincing... an indispensable work of contemporary
history
*Guardian*
The incredible life of the Cuban revolutionary Ernesto "Che" Guevara is documented in this thorough, compulsively engaging 1997 biography and inspiration for Steven Soderbergh's 2008 biopic. Beginning with Che's childhood in Argentina, Andersen covers every possible aspect of his subject's life-from Che's first encounter with Fidel and Raul Castro in Mexico City through the Cuban revolution to his failed attempt at reform in the African Congo-leaving no event, personal or political, unanalyzed. Armando Duran gives a brilliant performance that captures Che in all his contradictions. Duran displays his inherent acting ability in this reading that does full justice to the prose and never fails to captivate despite the near 37-hour length. A Grove Press hardcover. (Oct.) Copyright 2009 Reed Business Information.
Masterly and absorbing -- Frank McLynn * The Sunday Times *
Brilliantly evoked... The portrait is now as complete as it will
ever be -- Alberto Manguel * The Times Literary Supplement *
Absorbing and convincing... an indispensable work of contemporary
history * Guardian *
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