i, che guevera

[Organic Revolution]

has anyone read this. i just picked it up. odd really

[bluerev002]

Never heard of it...where did you get it?

[Felicia]

who wrote it? I've never known of a book with that title written by che. However, I did find a book written by Che at amazon that hadn't been released yet, is that it? It sounds familiar, I think that's it!

where did you get it?

(Edited by felicia at 9:45 pm on July 21, 2003)

[Felicia]

No, I was wrong about the book...... I searched amazon.....

READ THIS! It's a fictional novel about...well, you can read eh ;)

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detai...=books&n=507846 (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0688167608/qid=1058834434/sr=8-1/ref=sr_8_1/103-1127606-8253405?v=glance&s=books&n=507846)

From Publishers Weekly
Che Guevara, the iconic guerrilla and revolutionary, is not dead. He was not killed in an ambush in the Bolivian mountains in 1967. Instead, after 32 years on the run in the Third World, he is back in Cuba leading a galvanizing new revolution against both communism and capitalism. Blackthorn (Sins of Our Fathers), a political figure on the international intelligence scene who writes under a pseudonym, has produced a gripping and unusual political thriller of contemporary Cuban politics and Cuban-U.S. relations. As the novel begins, a tired and aged Fidel Castro strikes a deal with the U.S.Ahe will step down and allow free elections in return for U.S. diplomatic recognition and removal of all embargoes and sanctions. The bargain is accepted and the Communist left and the Miami-based (and Mafia-backed) right square off for the presidential election. This is a bitter rivalry of political titans, but soon a new party, the True Republic, led by a white-haired and fiery Che, starts to gain popularity. Known only as Ernesto Blanco, the ex-guerrilla never admits he is Che, but the Cuban people cannot believe otherwise. The left, the right and the fumbling White House all panic at the spreading rumors that Guevara is back, and they try every dirty trick in the book to get rid of himAmanipulation, treachery, threats, intimidation, bribery, media payoffs and even assassination. But despite desperate measures by the big boys, Che's grassroots drive for populist local self-determination gains unstoppable momentum. A savvy but worn-out TV anchorwoman, a na?ve State Department analyst and even a hired killer are all spellbound by Che's simple messageAgovern yourself. Politics may be nothing more than bad theater, but Blackthorn's political drama is compelling and believable, written with style, clarity and conviction. Agent, Philippa Brophy at Sterling Lord Literistic. (Jan.)

(Edited by felicia at 9:57 pm on July 21, 2003)

[Urban Rubble]

I was actually going to start a thread on this a while ago. When I bought this book, I had never really read that much about Che, I thought it was true and that he really wasn't dead.

[Felicia]

hehe, you should read the Jon Lee Anderson version first ;)

[bluerev002]

Sounds interesting...I shall buy it later later.

[Organic Revolution]

i just started it. its really good

[Dirty Commie]

Sounds cool. I saw a book a couple years ago (fiction) about Fidels children struggling for power after his death.

[Organic Revolution]

interesting... what was the title of the book?

[schumi]

Is the book already available in Europe? Because I couldn't find it in any of the online bookstores...I could only find it on amazon.com with the help of felicias link.

[Felicia]

schumi. Go to the bottom of amazon's main page. They have european "branches", just clink on them and the prices will change to the new currency and they're shipped from your country, not the US. So you can save on shipping ;)

There's canada, US, UK, France, Germany, and Japan. Hope that's what you mean :)

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/subst/ho...1214850-6907865 (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/subst/home/home.html/103-1214850-6907865)

[schumi]

thanks for the link felicia but I'm from Holland so the nearest country would be germany or the UK...

I went to a big bookstore today and asked If they had the book "I, Che Guevara". They didn't have it...
The little fuckers didn't even have a single book about him...:(