Best Che biography [Archive]

Veni Vidi Vici

4th June 2003, 00:02

Anybody know? What's pretty much the best one out there? With a lot of details about him and what he did.etc. ya know, just overrall a great bio...

Urban Rubble

4th June 2003, 08:38

Che Guevara: A Revolutionary Life by John Lee Anderson. I don't know if it's the best, it's easily the most complete record of his life. It's the best one I've read although I've heard there are good Spanish and Russian ones.

Sabocat

4th June 2003, 13:48

Quote: from Urban Rubble on 1:38 pm on June 4, 2003
Che Guevara: A Revolutionary Life by John Lee Anderson. I don't know if it's the best, it's easily the most complete record of his life. It's the best one I've read although I've heard there are good Spanish and Russian ones.

I second that!

Felicia

4th June 2003, 16:34

I third it :biggrin:

Dirty Commie

4th June 2003, 16:40

The only problem was that he completed it before Che's remains were exhumed, even though on the back cover there is a reference to the funeral in Cuba in '98(?)

Felicia

4th June 2003, 16:45

hmm, I've also noticed several typos in the book. And at one point, they were talking about a letter che had written to a friend where che wrote something to the affect of "yes, I have two children of my own" ... when in fact, he had two children at the time by aleida, and one by hilda...... so he had three children......so, is this a case of guevara denying hildita? hmm..... it's interesting to ponder over ..... dunno why but I tend to notice the small things and dwell on them...... :)

bluerev002

5th June 2003, 04:17

Quote: from Veni Vidi Vici on 12:02 am on June 4, 2003
Anybody know? What's pretty much the best one out there? With a lot of details about him and what he did.etc. ya know, just overrall a great bio...

FOURTH IT!!

Is there such things as "fourthing" something?? :confused:

I like that book, I read it and i loved it, my bro read it and it went "crack" right down the middle of the spine of the book. now its sitting on my shelf with lots of maskin tape :(

Felicia

5th June 2003, 16:33

Quote: from bluerev002 on 12:17 am on June 5, 2003

Quote: from Veni Vidi Vici on 12:02 am on June 4, 2003
Anybody know? What's pretty much the best one out there? With a lot of details about him and what he did.etc. ya know, just overrall a great bio...

FOURTH IT!!

Is there such things as "fourthing" something?? :confused:

I like that book, I read it and i loved it, my bro read it and it went "crack" right down the middle of the spine of the book. now its sitting on my shelf with lots of maskin tape :(
haha, a picture or two has fallen out of mine, so I just shoved it back in :biggrin:

soul83

5th June 2003, 16:51

I still haven't read the book.... I'm waiting till exams are over but I'm dying to read it.

Quote: from felicia on 5:45 pm on June 4, 2003
hmm, I've also noticed several typos in the book. And at one point, they were talking about a letter che had written to a friend where che wrote something to the affect of "yes, I have two children of my own" ... when in fact, he had two children at the time by aleida, and one by hilda...... so he had three children......so, is this a case of guevara denying hildita? hmm..... it's interesting to ponder over ..... dunno why but I tend to notice the small things and dwell on them...... :)

hmmmm.... interesting.... let's investigate Felicia !!

Dirty Commie

6th June 2003, 16:56

It's worth the time, trust me.

Sabocat

6th June 2003, 18:15

I also just finished "The African Dream" by Che. While not an autobiography, it is the reprinting of his diaries about the Congo expedition. It gives you a great sense of his mind and determination.

Felicia

7th June 2003, 00:23

Quote: from soul83 on 12:51 pm on June 5, 2003
I still haven't read the book.... I'm waiting till exams are over but I'm dying to read it.

Quote: from felicia on 5:45 pm on June 4, 2003
hmm, I've also noticed several typos in the book. And at one point, they were talking about a letter che had written to a friend where che wrote something to the affect of "yes, I have two children of my own" ... when in fact, he had two children at the time by aleida, and one by hilda...... so he had three children......so, is this a case of guevara denying hildita? hmm..... it's interesting to ponder over ..... dunno why but I tend to notice the small things and dwell on them...... :)

hmmmm.... interesting.... let's investigate Felicia !!

I'll scan through my book this weekend and find where I read that. I remember a footnote that was added at that point, and it stated that aleida had given birth to their 2nd child, and that's why he said that he had two children........ or it could've said that aleida had yet to have their 3rd child...... either way, I will most certainly look for the letter that was in the book... :)

El Barbudo

8th June 2003, 03:55

Life and Death of Che Guevara by a spanish or latino-american guy...

schumi

8th June 2003, 21:57

Che Guevara: A Biography by Jean Cormier
i thought it was pretty good but i still havent found a copy of John Lee Andersons book in Dutch...so im still waiting for that...

SlimJin

30th June 2003, 06:05

Im Currently reading Che Guevara: A Revolutionary Life. I have had it for a long time just never got around to reading it because the first 100 pages about the state of things in Argentina and Latin America can seem soooo dull! But once it picks up it is a really great book so far!

CubanFox

1st July 2003, 11:54

Che was a little bastard when he was a kid. Covering his enemy's parents ivory piano keys with shit (you know, the stuff Felicia obsesses over :biggrin:)

But yeah. You learn that Che didn't take shit from his subordinates. You were executed if:
a) you made defeatist comments
B) you betrayed the revolution (by informing Batista's military where they were camped out)
c) I forget what the third one is. Could someone enlighten me?

scott thesocialist

1st July 2003, 13:23

i 5th that revolutionary life

FistFullOfSteel

22nd July 2003, 09:25

which date was che guevara born on??

Comrade Ceausescu

2nd August 2003, 02:26

i sixth that!

also,after the overthrow of the batista goverment i suggest that you read "reminisences of the cuban revolutionary war" by che.it gives you a great and in depth look of what was going on up in the sierra miestra and onward.

Organic Revolution

2nd August 2003, 02:31

read african dream its the diary of che in the congo

Comrade Ceausescu

2nd August 2003, 04:18

yea thats also i good one!all of che's books and diaries are informative and intresting.

Dr. Rosenpenis

2nd August 2003, 04:21

I also enjoyed Che-A Revolutionary Life by Anderson

Comrade Raz

3rd August 2003, 16:09

Originally posted by [email protected] 22 2003, 09:25 AM
which date was che guevara born on??
Che was born on June 14th, 1928 as Ernesto Guevara de la Cerna.

As for good Che biographies I would recommed Che: Images of a Revolutionary. It is fairly in deapth but the main reason I put it forward is because of the excellant pictures of Che throughout his life it contains.

soul83

8th August 2003, 23:27

I think Che Guevara: A revolutionary life by John Lee Anderson is the best. It's very very detailed although sometimes it gets boring especially in the beginning where Anderson depicts the political situation in almost all of South America, but again a bit of general knowledge won't harm anyway !!

schumi

9th August 2003, 21:40

I just bought Jon Lee andersons book and I'm now on page 7....

soul83

9th August 2003, 22:47

Good-luck Schumi, I'm in pg 213.... it just will never end.... it's sooo long I started reading it every now and then since mind June

Legends

12th August 2003, 08:45

I would say that if you are new to Che then go for the Andrew Sinclair one, it is just over 100 pages so doesnt go into much detail but give you a rough idea of what he was doing.

If you already know a bit then go for A revolutionary Life John Anderson, that is about 800-900 pages and is in great detail.