Guevara, Che – The Bell Bookshop https://www.bellbookshop.co.uk Henley-on-Thames Mon, 15 May 2023 15:59:57 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://www.bellbookshop.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/cropped-Bell-Background-Blue-32x32.png Guevara, Che – The Bell Bookshop https://www.bellbookshop.co.uk 32 32 Reminiscences of the Cuban Revolutionary War https://www.bellbookshop.co.uk/product/reminiscences-of-the-cuban-revolutionary-war/ Thu, 07 Oct 2021 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.bellbookshop.co.uk/?post_type=product&p=17123 ‘Powerful and poetic … For anyone interested in the myth of Che Guevara … this book is essential reading’ Colm Tóibín, Observer

‘We were an army of shadows, of ghosts, walking as if to the beat of some dark psychic mechanism…’

The Cuban Revolution changed the course of the twentieth century. Following years of brutal tyranny and poverty, a band of idealistic young people fought against immense odds to overthrow a dictator and emerged victorious. This is the story of how they did it. Che Guevara’s classic eyewitness account chronicles the transformation of a country, and of Che himself, from troop doctor to revolutionary icon.

‘Che’s life is an inspiration for every human being who loves freedom’ Nelson Mandela

]]> The Motorcycle Diaries https://www.bellbookshop.co.uk/product/the-motorcycle-diaries/ Thu, 29 Jul 2021 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.bellbookshop.co.uk/product/the-motorcycle-diaries/ ‘A Latin American James Dean or Jack Kerouac’ Washington Post

‘It’s true; Marxists just wanna have fun… a revolutionary bestseller’ Guardian

At the age of twenty-three, Ernesto ‘Che’ Guevara and his friend Alberto Granado set out from their native Argentina to explore their continent, with only a single 1939 Norton motorcycle to carry them, nicknamed La Poderosa (‘the powerful one’).

They travelled not to visit the usual tourist attractions, but to meet ordinary people and understand Latin American life. In amidst the tales of youthful adventures – of women, wine, thrilling escapes and the power of friendship – the young Che also learns first-hand about poverty, philosophy and philosophy and forms himself into the man who would become the world’s most famous and admired revolutionary and freedom fighter.

‘For every comic escapade of the carefree roustabout there is an equally eye-opening moment in the development of the future revolutionary leader. By the end of the journey, a politicized Guevara has emerged to predict his own legendary future’ Time

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