Che Guevara

Ernesto Guevara de la Serna, known as "Che," had already become a legend before his death on October 8, 1967, a myth that significantly shaped the lifestyle and ideology of an entire generation worldwide. His portrait, printed on posters and T-shirts, could be found everywhere, whether in student meeting rooms, on the streets, or in the rooms of young people. The biography by Jorge G. Castañeda comprehensively and in detail describes Che Guevara's life, from his bourgeois beginnings in Argentina to the death of the guerrilla fighter in Bolivia. Castañeda's book is also an informed account of the contemporary history of Cuba and Latin America, from the beginning of the uprisings in the Sierra Escambray to the Bolivian adventure. Castañeda examines the international and geopolitical entanglements of the Cuban Revolution and shows how the diplomatic and military aspects are interconnected.