{"product_id":"the-motorcycle-diaries-notes-on-a-latin-american-journey-paperback-1","title":"The Motorcycle Diaries: Notes on a Latin American Journey - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eErnesto Che Guevara\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eWalter Salles\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by), \u003cb\u003eCintio Vitier\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller\u003cbr\u003eWith a new introduction by \u003ci\u003eThe Motorcyle Diaries\u003c\/i\u003e filmmaker Walter Salles, and featuring 24 pages of photos taken by Che.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Motorcycle Diaries\u003c\/i\u003e is Che Guevara's diary of his journey to discover the continent of Latin America while still a medical student, setting out in 1952 on a vintage Norton motorcycle together with his friend Alberto Granado, a biochemist. It captures, arguably as much as any book ever written, the exuberance and joy of one person's youthful belief in the possibilities of humankind tending towards justice, peace and happiness. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAfter the release in 2004 of the exhilarating film of the same title, directed by Walter Salles, the book became a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e and international bestseller. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis edition includes a new introduction by Walter Salles and an array of new material that was assembled for the 2004 edition coinciding with the release of the film, including 24 pages of previously unpublished photos taken by Che, notes and comments by his wife, Aleida Guevara March, and an extensive introduction by the distinguished Cuban author, Cintio Vitier. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A journey, a number of journeys. Ernesto Guevara in search of adventure, Ernesto Guevara in search of America, Ernesto Guevara in search of Che. On this journey, solitude found solidarity. 'I' turned into 'we.'\"\u003cb\u003e--Eduardo Galeano\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"As his journey progresses, Guevara's voice seems to deepen, to darken, colored by what he witnesses in his travels. He is still poetic, but now he comments on what he sees, though still poetically, with a new awareness of the social and political ramifications of what's going on around him.\"\u003cb\u003e--January Magazine\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Our film is about a young man, Che, falling in love with a continent and finding his place in it.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e--Walter Salles, director of the film version of \u003ci\u003eThe Motorcycle Diaries\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"All this wandering around 'Our America with a Capital A' has changed me more than I thought.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e--Ernesto Che Guevara, from \u003ci\u003eThe Motorcycle Diaries\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eERNESTO GUEVARA DE LA SERNA\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Rosario, Argentina, on June 14, 1928. While studying for a medical degree in Buenos Aires, he took a trip with his friend Alberto Granado on an old Norton motorcycle through all of Latin America, the basis for \u003ci\u003eThe Motorcycle Diaries\u003c\/i\u003e. During his travels he witnessed the Bolivian revolution in 1953; and, in Guatemala in 1954, the overthrow of the democratically elected government of Jacobo Arbenz by US-backed forces. Forced to leave Guatemala, he went to Mexico City, where he linked up with exiled Cuban revolutionaries and met Fidel Castro in 1955. Che joined their expedition to Cuba, where the revolutionary war began in the Sierra Maestra mountains. At first Che was the troop doctor, and later became Rebel Army commander in July 1957. Following the rebels' victory on January 1, 1959, he was a key leader of the new revolutionary government and also of the political organization that in 1965 became the Communist Party of Cuba. \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 192\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.56 x 8.5 x 5.59 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 16, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52457717760307,"sku":"9781644210680","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/d3hsMS85NGM0Yi8zUkJGWkMzMFZPdz09_e5ad560f-c55b-4cd0-8261-3fc505554d7d.webp?v=1759172112","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/the-motorcycle-diaries-notes-on-a-latin-american-journey-paperback-1","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}