Companero: The Life and Death of Che Guevara

Companero: The Life and Death of Che Guevara
by Jorge G. Castaneda

Companero: The Life and Death of Che Guevara
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Author: Jorge G. Castaneda
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 1998-10-27
ISBN: 0679759409
Number of pages: 496
Publisher: Vintage
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Book Review: very good place to start
Summary: 4 Stars

After seeing Motorcycle Diaries and Che (w/ Benicio Del Toro) and having very polarized opinions of Che offered to me, I decided to search for an unbiased account of Che's life. This book stands as a great example of that, going into great detail about Che's life, aspirations, motivations, and impact on the world around him. (It also fills in large gaps that the above films do not address and at the same time validates their accuracy and well-deserved praise.) Regardless of your opinion of Che, you stand to learn something from this book. Castaneda points out Che's strengths as well as his flaws, and praises achievements but admits mistakes. This is by no means a fast read, but is very informative. If you are looking for pure entertainment you may want to look elsewhere, but this serves as a very solid Che reference. I came away from Compa?ero with a fairly strong understanding of Che and am better able to form my own opinion now.

Summary of Companero: The Life and Death of Che Guevara

By the time he was killed in the jungles of Bolivia, where his body was displayed like a deposed Christ, Ernesto "Che" Guevara had become a synonym for revolution everywhere from Cuba to the barricades of Paris. This extraordinary biography peels aside the veil of the Guevara legend to reveal the charismatic, restless man behind it.

Drawing on archival materials from three continents and on interviews with Guevara's family and associates, Castaneda follows Che from his childhood in the Argentine middle class through the years of pilgrimage that turned him into a committed revolutionary. He examines Guevara's complex relationship with Fidel Castro, and analyzes the flaws of character that compelled him to leave Cuba and expend his energies, and ultimately his life, in quixotic adventures in the Congo and Bolivia. A masterpiece of scholarship, Companero is the definitive portrait of a figure who continues to fascinate and inspire the world over.

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