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The Motorcycle Diaries

Notes on a Latin American Journey

By Aleida Guevara, Cintio Vitier

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| Paperback | 9781876175702

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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

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 tourists-experiencing hardships and adventures that informed much of his later life.

This expanded, new edition from Ocean Press, published with exclusive access to the Che Guevara Archives held in Havana, includes a preface by Che's daughter, Aleida Guevara. It also features previously unpublished photos (taken by Che on his travels), as well as new, unpublished parts of the diaries, poems and letters.

"A Latin James Dean or Jack Kerouac."-Washington Post

"For every comic escapade of the carefree roustabout there is an equally eye-opening moment in the development of the future revolutionary leader. By the end of the journey, a politicized Che Guevara has emerged to predict his own revolutionary future."-Time

The publication of this new, expanded edition of The Motorcycle Diaries coincides with the release of Robert Redford's new film based on the Diaries. This film and another forthcoming from Steven Soderbergh in Fall 2003 will provoke even greater "Che-mania" and increase sales of all Ocean's titles on Che Guevara.

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  • 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 1 feedback

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