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His Bolivian Diary, first published in Cuba in 1968, is the remarkable and ultimately tragic first-hand account of Che's formation of a tiny band of revolutionaries, his attempt to proselytise the local peasants, his skirmishes with the Bolivian army, and his final shootout and cold-blooded execution at the hands of the military in October 1967. Stripped of the romantic idealism usually associated with Che, the diary is a sobering account of the drudgery, fear and monotony of guerrilla warfare. Much of the diary is taken up with the preoccupations of basic survival in the primitive conditions of the Bolivian mountains, whilst playing a tense and often ineffective game of hit and run with the Bolivian army. There are some wonderful moments, such as Che breaking off from military preparations to remember that, "I must write some letters to Sartre and Bertrand Russell..." or commandeering a jeep and running it on the urine of his guerrillas. Ultimately this is a tough, uncompromising portrait of a ruthlessly disciplined and single-minded man, relishing a conflict which "gives us the opportunity to turn ourselves into revolutionaries, the highest state of the human species". --Jerry Brotton
Praise for the films, ‘Che Part 1’ and ‘Che Part 2’:
‘Brilliant.’ The Times
‘A grand Hollywood war movie. Del Toro gives a stunning performance as Che Guevara. ****’ Empire
‘Soderbergh’s best film. A masterpiece. ****’ Total Film
'”Che” is brilliant...incandescent – a piece of full-on, you-are-there realism...[A] perfect dream movie, which is also politically vibrant and searing.' Jeffrey Wells, Hollywood Elsewhere
'”Che” is a piece of entertainment that delivers excitement, pathos and pure film-making passion...The end result is masterful – expressive, innovative, striking, exciting.’ www.cinematical.com
Praise for ‘The Bolivian Diary’:
'Guevara was a figure of epic proportions. These diaries, stark and moving, will be his most enduring monument.’ Observer
'Vivid and compelling.' Economist
Praise for ‘The Motorcycle Diaries’:
‘It’s true; Marxists just wanna have fun.’ Guardian
‘What distinguishes these diaries is that they reveal a human side to El Che which historians have successfully managed to suppress...one senses El Che’s belief that determination and conviction can be enough to change one's self and others...a joy to read from start to finish.’ Financial Times
‘Political incorrectness galore...this book should do much to humanise the image of a man who found his apotheosis as a late Sixties cultural icon. It is also, incidentally, a remarkably good travel book about South America.’ Scotsman
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