Che ve Küba tarihi hakknda okuma yapmak isteyenlerin dier kaynaklara göre bulabilecekleri en tarafsz ve kapsaml kitabn bu olacan düünüyorum.

Quoting the author on the last page of the epilogue..." Around the time Che's body was exhumed, a scrawl of graffiti in Spanish had appeared on the wall of the Vallegrande public telephone office. It said: Che-Alive as they never wanted you to be". This is his legacy.And the proof is, every time we witness a social movement or demonstration any where in the world, his ever famous portrait hangs HIGH.They tried so hard to smear his character but to no avail. A man who lead by example. A man who profoundly believed in UNIVERSAL SOCIAL JUSTICE. A man who refused positions of power and materialist gains. A man who believed that the individual by himself is worthless but being part of a successful society that had shared values and practiced social justice is PRICELESS. A man that faced death in the face when it a took a corrupt drunkard soldier to assassinate him saying to him," Shoot, coward, you are only going to kill a man".LONG LIVE CHE

I doubt they'll ever be a more definitive account of Che Guevara's life than this epic tome. Jon Lee Anderson lived in Cuba whilst researching this book and it shows with the exhaustive amount of detail.A Revolutionary Life is infinitely quotable. I could probably write ten blog pages with the musings of Che Guevara but I won't because it wouldn't make sense. But I am going to post a couple during this review starting with:"I have sworn before a picture of the old and mourned comrade Stalin that I won't rest until I see these capitalist octopuses annihilated"I don't mind admitting I knew very little about Che Guevara prior to reading this. There's the famous photo, which is plastered across anything merchandisable usually completely out of context, and his association with Fidel Castro. I was ignorant of the who, what, where, when etc. Thankfully this biography answers every question I was ever likely to have about the great man.Split into three parts, each section focuses on a different stage of Che's life. Part 1 gives a brief glimpse into his childhood and goes up to the beginning of his "working relationship" with Fidel Castro. Part 2 covers the battle for Cuba and the Cuban Revolution and Part 3 focuses on life after the Cuban victory up to his death in Bolivia.There is a huge amount of detail and ground covered in this book, so much so that 'huge' isn't an apt enough word to use. There were times when I was completely enthralled by the story the author was presenting me with, his research phenomenal and attention to detail obviously passionate; I had to keep reminding myself this was true. Despite how Che is depicted in pop culture he wasn't some kind of machine gun wielding Bruce Willis type One Man Army. The battles he fought were under cover, in the dark and in the dirt, fought in close quarters, nasty, brutal and ugly. The author is superb at putting you in the midst of a battle; you can quite easily go from philosophy and politics to blood soaked ambushes.Sometimes, though, the detail is overwhelming. On a few occasions the author tries to fit too much into too few sentences; minor events, dates, places, names are reeled off in quick succession, becoming too much to process and easy to forget. I understand the author wanted to give a comprehensive account of the story behind the legend but at least a hundred pages could have been cut. This was the only issue I had."For Ernesto, the iconography of modern Argentine nationhood was merely a superficial veneer, "a luxurious facade" under which the country's true "soul" lay; and that soul was rotten and diseased"If you're after a dense and complete history of Che Guevara then I cannot recommend this book enough. Yes, it's 800 long pages and at times hard going but it's still an important book packed with intriguing history.

Ohhhh Im in deep love with my beloved Che...How brave he is..!!!How strong he is..!!!How determined he is...!!I was continously sobbing and reading his last words when Bolivian army executed him he said "I know you came here to kill me..shoot me coward you are killing only a man, you can not kill my ideas" ... I am not too much personally in favor of communism.(I hate capitalism).. But I like communism, when democracy is in hands of evils, people should switch it to communism through rebellion..!!!.(Aaah this Rebellion sounds beautiful brave and energetic in my ears.)Actually What I do not like in communism is that, it abolishes the religion because Karl Marx clearly said that *Religion is a silent protest of people against the state through prayers*.What I like in communism is__ No one can own a property and all is divided by the state through proper rules according to the needs of their people.In this way no one is rich. No one is poor All are equall there... This is a best thing according to me.I love che's revolutionary.. I love him... I love his smile ...Ohhh He was just an extraordinary handsome young brave man.. I will never stop loving him for rest of my life.

I highly recommend this book. All have heard of the icon Che Guevara (May 14, 1928 October 9, 1967). This book shows you who he really was. His character, his weaknesses and strengths, his life-philosophy and goals, all of this is covered in this book. It is meticulously researched and full of exclusive information, for example previously unavailable information gathered from his second wife. It follows his life chronologically through to his death. After his death, in the epilogue, the lives of his siblings, parents, children and wives are chronicled too. This book is comprehensive. His characteristics are exemplified through his deeds. You are not merely told that he is a man of principle, but you are shown how his deeds make him that. I admire Che Guevara and yet he went too far. At least in my opinion. He certainly wanted to help others. He certainly demanded high standards of others, but he demanded the same of himself.This book is also about the ideals of socialism. It is about communism and how the Russian and Chinese diverge. It is about the guerrilla warfare. The book is about how these political ideologies spread in Latin America. You learn of how these ideologies played out in all of Latin America, not just in the country of his birth, Argentina, not just in Cuba, but in Nicaragua and Guatemala and Peru and Bolivia and Mexico. The history of all of Latin America from the 30s through the 60s is delineated. Why? Because he had a hand in much of it. You learn of the fight for socialism in the Congo too. I am usually not interested in politics. But Che had such devotion to his principles that his enthusiasm spreads and you understand why he does what he does, even if it all goes too far in the end. The author made me understand how Che reasoned. And Che knew his own faults. You see in this book how people change and how they dont change. How wonderful ideals can get all messed up.I feel I know who Che Guevara is after reading this book. I learned a lot about Latin American history. Through his life I became very interested in this history. There are a lot of names and historical facts that will disappear from my head, but something will fasten. I listened to an audiobook. The narration, by Armando Durán, was superb. He could read the facts with an appropriate tone. Equally well he made the reader understand Ches emotions. Beware, this is a very long audiobook - 36 hours and 48 minutes! I found all of it compelling. To really know who Che is you must hear the details. These facts are not boring. The pronunciation of the Spanish names I found difficult to spell out. I couldnt even see them because I had no book in front of me and they are pronounced fluently. Nevertheless I did remember most of who all these people were. Dont ask me to write out their names because I cannot, but I did recognize who was who as I listened.You must know that Che was really called Ernesto. Che means you, there! He used to say that all the time to others. That is why others started calling him that. He was trained as a doctor. When he was young he was not at all interested in politics. He had terrible asthma. Can you imagine fighting as a guerrilla with asthma in humid climates? These are just a smattering of some interesting tidbits.No, I dont believe in communism. No, I dont believe in guerrilla warfare. I still admire Che Guevara. He is a fascinating person. If he didnt know something, he set himself to learn it. I will put an end to this..I cannot go on and on telling you about him. I highly recommend this book, but give yourself the time to read it properly.