The Bolivian Diary

'Guevara was a figure of epic proportions. These diaries, stark and moving, will be his most enduring monument' Observer

The final diaries of Che Guevara begin in 1966, when he travelled to Bolivia to foment a revolution, and end just two days before his death in October 1967. They form an unvarnished account of his guerrilla campaign against CIA-backed Bolivian troops, fighting in the jungle and keeping his men's spirits up - even as the struggle started to fail. Found in Guevara's backpack and smuggled to Cuba after his execution, The Bolivian Diary is an inspiring record of, and a moving memorial to, a revolutionary life.

About the author

Ernesto Che Guevara was born into a middle-class family in Argentina in 1928 and trained as a doctor, but became radicalized by the poverty and hunger he witnessed in South America. He played a key role in the Cuban revolution and served in Fidel Castro's government. He then travelled to Congo to support the rebellion there, and finally to Bolivia, where with a small, committed group he initiated a revolutionary movement and was captured and executed by Bolivian and US military forces in 1967.

Summary

'Guevara was a figure of epic proportions. These diaries, stark and moving, will be his most enduring monument' Observer

The final diaries of Che Guevara begin in 1966, when he travelled to Bolivia to foment a revolution, and end just two days before his death in October 1967. They form an unvarnished account of his guerrilla campaign against CIA-backed Bolivian troops, fighting in the jungle and keeping his men's spirits up - even as the struggle started to fail. Found in Guevara's backpack and smuggled to Cuba after his execution, The Bolivian Diary is an inspiring record of, and a moving memorial to, a revolutionary life.

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Product details

• Authors: Ernesto ‘Che’ Guevara, 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: 31.08.2021
• EAN: 9780241465073
• ISBN: 978-0-241-46507-3
• No. of pages: 272
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 35 mm
• Series: Penguin Modern Classics; Penguin Classics
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Biographies, autobiographies; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; HISTORY / Revolutionary, HISTORY / Latin America / South America, Revolutions, uprisings, rebellions, c 1960 to c 1970, Far-left political ideologies and movements, Bolivia, Diaries, letters and journals, c 1960 to c 1969, Marxism & Communism