Che Guevara was a dashing rebel whose epic dream was to end poverty and injustice in Latin America and the developing world through armed revolution. Jon Lee Anderson traces Che’s extraordinary life from his comfortable Argentine upbringing to the battlefields of the Cuban revolution, from the halls of power in Castro’s government to his failed campaign in the Congo and his assassination in the Bolivian jungle. Meticulously researched and full of exclusive information, this work illuminates as never before the mythic figure who embodied the high-water mark of revolutionary communism as a force in history.
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Fighting for Castro's Cuban revolution and dying while aiding Bolivian guerillas--El Che led a colorful and complex life. Although he executed too many people to be a model of leadership, he did possess a determination to help oppressed people revolt against imperialism. The gifted bilingual narrator Armando Duran speaks both American English and the book's abundant Latin-American Spanish without a trace of accent from the other. His fluency with both languages synchronizes the messenger with the message. He enunciates every word with precision and chooses a pace that will keep listeners' attention for all 36-plus hours. Together, in language rich with personal and political details, both author and narrator produce a riveting biography of a career revolutionary. J.A.H. Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award (c) AudioFile 2009, Portland, Maine
New York Times Book Review...
'Superb…Mr. Anderson does a masterly job in evoking Che’s complex character, in separating the man from the myth….”
About the Author
JON LEE ANDERSON began working as a reporter in 1979 for the Lima Times in Peru. During the 1980s he covered Central America first for the syndicated columnist Jack Anderson and later for Time magazine. He has also written for the New York Times, Nation, Harper’s, Life, and the Nation and is the author of Guerillas: Journeys in the Insurgent World.
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