The Motorcycle Diaries

A Latin American James Dean or Jack Kerouac'' Washington Postbr>br>''It''s true; Marxists just wanna have fun... a revolutionary bestseller'' Guardianbr>br>At the age of twenty-three, Ernesto ''Che'' Guevara and his friend Alberto Granado set out from their native Argentina to explore their continent, with only a single 1939 Norton motorcycle to carry them, nicknamed La Poderosa (''the powerful one''). br>br>They travelled not to visit the usual tourist attractions, but to meet ordinary people and understand Latin American life. In amidst the tales of youthful adventures - of women, wine, thrilling escapes and the power of friendship - the young Che also learns first-hand about poverty, philosophy and philosophy and forms himself into the man who would become the world''s most famous and admired revolutionary and freedom fighter.br>br> ''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 Guevara has emerged to predict his own legendary future'' Time>

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• Authors: Ernesto ‘Che’ Guevara, Ernesto Che Guevara, Ernesto 'Che' Guevara
• Assisted by: Che Guevara Studies Center (Translation)
• Publisher: Penguin Books Uk
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 29.07.2021
• EAN: 9780241465103
• ISBN: 978-0-241-46510-3
• No. of pages: 192
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 15 mm
• Series: Penguin Modern Classics; Penguin Classics
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Biographies, autobiographies; Travel > Travelogues, traveller's tales > South America; Latin America, TRAVEL / Essays & Travelogues, TRAVEL / South America / General, HISTORY / Latin America / General, Far-left political ideologies and movements, c 1950 to c 1959, Latin America – Mexico, Central America, South America, History of the Americas, Classic Travel Writing, Marxism & Communism, C 1945 To C 1960