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Motorcycle Diaries

A Journey Around South America

By Ann Wright (Translator)

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| Hardcover | 9781859849712

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These travel diaries capture the essence and exuberance of the young legend, Che Guevara. In January 1952, Che set out from Buenos Aires to explore South America on an ancient Norton motorcycle. He encounters an extraordinary range of people -- from native Indians to copper miners, lepers and tourisContinue

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Book Review: The Motorcycle Diaries by Ernesto Che Guevara Share

I rarely pick up non-fiction. And whenever I do, it's usually a hit-or-miss, I either like it or hate it. I have this idea that most of the non-fiction I have read, especially memoirs, are books that didn't sit well with me. However, I decided to giv ... (read full critics)

blogcritics published on Sun, 17 Jul 2011

The Motorcycle Diaries 1952; Reminiscences of the Cuban Revolutionary War 1956/58; The Bolivian Diary November 1966 to October 1967

Six years ago at a market stall in Havana I bought a black Che Guevara T-shirt inscribed with that famous letter he wrote to Fidel Castro entrusting his wife and children to his care if he, Guevara, died attempting to liberate Bolivia. It was heroic ... (read full critics)

guardian.co.uk published on Fri, 24 Sep 2010

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4 Reviews

i absolutely love the movie so i decided to read the book. the two are very different (obvious Hollywood treatment), yet both have their own beauty. you see the formation of Che's idealism in the infant stage. subtle losses in translation, i'm sure. and careful rewriting to clean it up (by the autho ... (continue)

i absolutely love the movie so i decided to read the book. the two are very different (obvious Hollywood treatment), yet both have their own beauty. you see the formation of Che's idealism in the infant stage. subtle losses in translation, i'm sure. and careful rewriting to clean it up (by the author himself, with space to fill in memory gaps). on the back of the book i have, it call Che "A Latin James Dean or Jack Kerouac" which may sell books better, but i see more Hemingway or Neruda in his style. A good read.

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sueniverse said on May 28, 2008 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback

This book is about 2 vagabonds, roaming South America.

So if you wish to read about Che the revolutionary you will be disappointed.

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Gaurav Chaturvedi said on Sep 15, 2007 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback

Quite good

Absolutely loved the first introductory paragraph..."two lives running parallel"...

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ahka said on Aug 29, 2007 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback

No, I bought it neither because of Che Guevara nor Communism. I just want to have an insight on how wonderful and amazing South America is, and the book didn't disappoint me.

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Maxie said on Aug 27, 2007 about the Paperback edition | 1 feedback