The Motorcycle Diaries : Notes on a Latin American Journey

The New York Times best-selling book of the popular movie STARRING GAEL GARCIA BERNALThe young Che Guevara's lively and highly entertaining travel diary, now a popular movie and a New York Times best seller. This new, expanded edition features exclusive, unpublished photos taken by the 23-year-old Ernesto on his journey across a continent, and a tender preface by Aleida Guevara, offering an insightful perspective on the man and the icon.'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 of journeys, solitude found solidarity, ‘I'turned into ‘we'.”--Eduardo Galeano'When I read these notes for the first time, I was quite young myself and I immediately identified with this man who narrated his adventures in such a spontaneous manner... To tell you the truth, the more I read, the more I was in love with the boy my father had been.'--Aleida Guevara“Our film is about a young man, Che, falling in love with a continent and finding his place in it.” --Walter Salles, director of “The Motorcycle Diaries.”“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.”--January MagazineAlso available in Spanish: DIARIOS DE MOTOCICLETAFeatures of this edition include:--A preface by Che Guevara's daughter Aleida--Introduction by Cintio Vintier, well-known Latin American poet--Photos & maps from the original journey--Che's personal reflections on his formative years: “A child of my environment.”Published in association with the Che Guevara Studies Center, Havana Preface, by Aleida Guevara Preface to the first edition, by Aleida March Biography of Ernesto Che Guevara Brief chronology of Ernesto Che Guevara Map and Itinerary of The Motorcycle Diaries Introduction, by Cintio Vitier the motorcycle diaries So we understand each other Forewarnings Discovery of the ocean ...Lovesick pause Until the last tie is broken For the flu, bed San Martín de los Andes Circular exploration Dear Mama On the Seven Lakes Road And now, I feel my great roots unearth, free and... Objects of curiosity The Experts The difficulties intensify La Poderosa II’s final tour Firefighters, workers and other matters La Gioconda’s smile Stowaways This time, disaster Chuquicamata Arid land for miles and miles The end of Chile Chile, a vision from afar Tarata, the new world In the dominions of Pachamama Lake of the sun Toward the navel of the world The navel The land of the Incas Our Lord of the Earthquakes Homeland for the victor Cuzco straight Huambo Ever northward Through the center of Peru Shattered hopes The city of the viceroys Down the Ucayali Dear Papi The San Pablo leper colony Saint Guevara’s day Debut for the little Kontiki On the road to Caracas These travel diaries capture the essence and exuberance of the young legend, Che Guevara. In January 1952, Che set out from Buenos Aires to explore South America on an ancient Norton motorcycle. He encounters an extraordinary range of people, from native Indians to copper miners, lepers and tourists, experiencing hardships and adventures that informed much of his later life. This expanded, new edition from Ocean Press, published with exclusive access to the Che Guevara Archives held in Havana, includes a preface by Che's daughter, Aleida Guevara. It also features previously unpublished photos (taken by Che on his travels), as well as new, unpublished parts of the diaries, poems and letters. In January 2004, the film by the same name, The Motorcycle Diaries, will have its world premiere at the Sundance International Film Festival, in Park City, Utah. Directed by Walter Salles (Central Station, Behind the Sun), produced by Robert Redford and with a screenplay by Jos Rivera, the film stars the up-and-coming Mexican actor Gael Garc a Bernal (Amores Perros, Y Tu Mam Tambi n, The Crimes of Father Amaro). These travel diaries capture the essence and exuberance of the young legend, Che Guevara. In January 1952, Che set out from Buenos Aires to explore South America on an ancient Norton motorcycle. He encounters an extraordinary range of people, from native Indians to copper miners, lepers and tourists, experiencing hardships and adventures that informed much of his later life. This expanded, new edition from Ocean Press, published with exclusive access to the Che Guevara Archives held in Havana, includes a preface by Che's daughter, Aleida Guevara. It also features previously unpublished photos (taken by Che on his travels), as well as new, unpublished parts of the diaries, poems and letters. In January 2004, the film by the same name, The Motorcycle Diaries, had its world premiere at the Sundance International Film Festival, in Park City, Utah. Directed by Walter Salles (Central Station, Behind the Sun), produced by Robert Redford and with a screenplay by José Rivera, the film stars the up-and-coming Mexican actor Gael García Bernal (Amores Perros, Y Tu Mamá También, The Crimes of Father Amaro) Un muy joven Ernesto Guevara viaja por América Latina, junto a su amigo Alberto Granado, parten de Argentina y se enfrentan a aventuras y realidades que los transformarán para siempre.Vivido y entretenido diario de viaje del joven Che. Esta edición incluye fotografías inéditas tomado por Ernesto a los 23 años, durante su travesía por sudamérica y es presentada con un tierno prefacio de Aleida Guevara, quien ofrece una perspectiva distinta de su padre, el hombre y el icono de millones de personas.'Nuestro film es sobre un hombre joven, el Che, lleno de amor por el continente y buscando su lugar en él.'-- Walter Salles, director del película'The Motorcycle Diaries''Si tengo que ser sincera, debo decir que al leer me fui enamorando del muchacho que mi padre había sido.'--Prefacio de Aleida Guevara The young Che Guevara’s lively and highly entertaining travel diary, now a popular movie and a New York Times bestseller. This new, expanded edition features exclusive, unpublished photos taken by the 23-year-old Ernesto on his journey across a continent, and a tender preface by Aleida Guevara, offering an insightful perspective on the man and the icon. Features of this edition include: A preface by Che Guevara’s daughter Aleida Introduction by Cintio Vintier, well-known Latin American poet Photos & maps from the original journey Postcript: Che’s personal reflections on his formative years: “A child of my environment.” Published in association with the Che Guevara Studies Center, Havana Con fotografías originales del viaje del Che a través de América del Sur, una nueva traducción, y un movimiento Prefacio de la hija del autor, esta obra marca el punto de partida de la transformación de Guevara en una del siglo 20 la mayoría de los iconos perdurables Featuring original photographs from Che's journey across South America, a new translation, and a moving Preface by the author's daughter, this work marks the starting point of Guevara's transformation into one of the 20th century's most enduring icons A chronicle of the author's seven-month motorcycle journey throughout South America reveals the beginning of his transformation into a dedicated revolutionary

Spanish edition of Che Guevara's account of his youthful escapades on a motorbike in Latin America

An account of the road trip through South American taken by the future Communist revolutionary An account of the road trip through Latin American taken by the future Communist revolutionary