Bibliograph

The motorcycle diaries, notes on a Latin American journey, Ernesto Che Guevara ; introductions by Walter Salles and Cintio Vitier ; forewords by Aleida Guevara and Aleida March

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The motorcycle diaries, notes on a Latin American journey, Ernesto Che Guevara ; introductions by Walter Salles and Cintio Vitier ; forewords by Aleida Guevara and Aleida March

Language

eng

resource.biographical

contains biographical information

Illustrations

illustrationsplates

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The motorcycle diaries

Oclc number

1202772073

Responsibility statement

Ernesto Che Guevara ; introductions by Walter Salles and Cintio Vitier ; forewords by Aleida Guevara and Aleida March

Sub title

notes on a Latin American journey

Summary

"The Motorcycle Diaries" is Che Guevara's diary of his journey to discover the continent of Latin America while still a medical student, setting out in 1952 on a vintage Norton motorcycle together with his friend Alberto Granado, a biochemist. It captures, arugably as much as any book ever written, the joy of one person's youthful belief in the possibilities of humankind tending toward justice, peace, and happiness. After the release in 2004 of the exhilarating film of the same title, directed by Walter Salles, the book became a New York Times and international bestseller. -- page [4] of cover

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