Latin America Diaries (27 page)

A remarkable photographic and literary memoir offering an intimate look at the man behind the icon that draws on the rich seam of diaries, letters, poems, journalism, and short stories Che Guevara left behind in Cuba.

Compiled using exclusive material from his family's private archives, this is unique among the many books about Che Guevara revealing, for the first time, Che's personal world—his extraordinary candor, his irony, dry wit and great passion.

“This beautiful, enlightening volume humanizes Che.”
—Rain Taxi

ISBN 978-1-876175-82-5, photos throughout
(Also in Spanish ISBN 978-1-876175-89-4)

Che Guevara's disappearance from Cuba in 1965 aroused much speculation. In preparation for the fateful Bolivian mission, Che led a secret Cuban force to aid the liberation movement in the Belgian Congo (later known as Zaire) after Patrice Lumumba was assassinated there.

Unpublished for decades because of its controversial content, this account of Che ‘s “lost” year in Africa reflects his great literary gift, his characteristic insightfulness, his dry wit and brutal honesty.

“Che Guevara's feats in our continent were of such magnitude that no prison or censorship could hide them from us. His life is an inspiration for every human being who loves freedom. We will always honor his memory.”
—Nelson Mandela

ISBN 978-0-9804292-9-9 (Also in Spanish ISBN 978-1-920888-79-4)

This is Che Guevara's famous last diary, found in his backpack when he was captured by the Bolivian army in October 1967. It became an instant international bestseller after his death, catapulting Che to iconic status throughout the world.

Newly revised by Che's widow (Aleida March), and including a thoughtful preface by his eldest son Camilo, this is the definitive account of the attempt to spark a continent-wide revolution in Latin America.

The Bolivian Diary
was the basis of Steven Soderbergh's movie “Che Part 2: Guerrilla,” starring Benicio Del Toro as Che Guevara.

“Thanks to Che's invariable habit of noting the main events of each day, we have rigorously exact, priceless, and detailed information on the heroic final months of his life in Bolivia.”
—Fidel Castro

ISBN 978-1-920888-24-4 (Also in Spanish ISBN 978-1-920888-30-5)

The dramatic art and acute perception of Che Guevara's early diaries blossom in this highly readable and entertaining account of the guerrilla movement against the Batista dictatorship that led to the 1959 Cuban revolution.

This new, thoroughly revised edition reveals how this revolutionary war transformed not just a nation struggling against appalling poverty and oppression but Che himself, who begins as troop doctor and ends as a guerrilla commander, who will become a world-famous revolutionary.

This book was the basis of Steven Soderbergh's movie “Che Part 1: The Argentine,” starring Benicio Del Toro as Che Guevara.

“Reflects the life of an extraordinary and important man.”
—Library Journal

ISBN 978-1-920888-33-6 (Also in Spanish ISBN 978-1-920888-36-7)

The book of the movie of the same name by Walter Salles starring Gael García Bernal.

The young Che Guevara's lively and highly entertaining travel diary features exclusive, unpublished photos taken by the 23-year-old Ernesto on his journey across a continent, and a tender preface by Aleida Guevara, offering an insightful perspective on her father—the man and the icon.

“A journey, a number of journeys. Ernesto Guevara in search of adventure, Ernesto Guevara in search of America, Ernesto Guevara in search of Che. On this journey of journeys, solitude found solidarity, I turned into we.”
—Eduardo Galeano

ISBN 978-1-876175-70-2 (Also in Spanish ISBN 978-1-920888-11-4)