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The Death of Che Guevara

A Novel

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In his critically acclaimed epic first novel, Jay Cantor, author of Krazy Kat and Great Neck , draws on history, myth, and his own prodigious imagination to take on the life and death of revolutionary icon Che Guevara.In his now famous progress through modern times, Ernesto “Che” Guevara, the scion of a liberal Argentine family, abandoned a medical career to become a revolutionary. A fiery comrade of Fidel Castro’s who joined him in overthrowing the Cuban government of Baptista, Che later broke with Castro to lead a guerrilla movement in Bolivia. As the novel charts Che’s bold evolution, it also offers an incisive look at Latin America’s revolutionary struggles, an exploration of the nature of truth and storytelling, and a brilliant exegesis of the psychology of radical activisim.

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The Death of Che Guevara, Jay Cantor

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Jaar van publicatie
2005
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Titel
The Death of Che Guevara
Ondertitel
A Novel
Taal
Engels
Auteurs
Jay Cantor
Uitgever
Vintage
Jaar van publicatie
2005
Formaat
Paperback
Aantal pagina's
592
ISBN10
0375713832
ISBN13
9780375713835
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Beoordeling
3,7 van 5
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In his critically acclaimed epic first novel, Jay Cantor, author of Krazy Kat and Great Neck , draws on history, myth, and his own prodigious imagination to take on the life and death of revolutionary icon Che Guevara.In his now famous progress through modern times, Ernesto “Che” Guevara, the scion of a liberal Argentine family, abandoned a medical career to become a revolutionary. A fiery comrade of Fidel Castro’s who joined him in overthrowing the Cuban government of Baptista, Che later broke with Castro to lead a guerrilla movement in Bolivia. As the novel charts Che’s bold evolution, it also offers an incisive look at Latin America’s revolutionary struggles, an exploration of the nature of truth and storytelling, and a brilliant exegesis of the psychology of radical activisim.