{"product_id":"the-death-of-che-guevara-paperback","title":"The Death of Che Guevara - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJay Cantor\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn his critically acclaimed epic first novel, Jay Cantor, author of \u003cb\u003eKrazy Kat\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eGreat Neck\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003e draws on history, myth, and his own prodigious imagination to take on the life and death of revolutionary icon Che Guevara. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 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.\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 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. \u003cbr\u003eIn 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJay Cantor is the author of two other novels, \u003cb\u003eGreat Neck\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eKrazy Kat\u003c\/b\u003e, and two books of essays, \u003cb\u003eThe Space Between: Literature and Politics\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003cb\u003eOn Giving Birth to One's Own Mother\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e A MacArthur Prize fellow, Cantor teaches at Tufts University and lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts, with his wife Melinda Marble, and their daughter, Grace.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 592\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.02 x 8.06 x 5.24 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 04, 2005\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67840934215987,"sku":"9780375713835","price":36.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/B651ggvkXu9780375713835.webp?v=1793397484","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/the-death-of-che-guevara-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}