I, Che Guevara

[parecon3]

So, I have heard of this book called I, Che Guevara and it is a fiction book where the author writes that Che faked the execution in Bolivia by the CIA and then went back to Cuba to bring about a new revolution after Castro has fallen. You can look at the book here (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0688167608/qid=1102017103/sr=8-1/ref=sr_8_xs_ap_i1_xgl14/002-3443891-5572065?v=glance&s=books&n=507846)

[Stimulator]

never heard of it, but seems very interesting. worth taking a look at.

[Strange]

I would like to read that. Seems like an interesting concept.

[The Weather Underground]

Don't read that book. It is right-wing trash. Che comes back from the Sierra Maestra a "sagacious old man" and starts preaching anti-communism

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 him --manipulation, 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 naive State Department analyst and even a hired killer are all spellbound by Che's simple message: govern 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.)
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.

[che's long lost daughter]

I haven't heard of that book but it looks like a story pretty much like "Elvis is alive" or Princess Diana is not really dead.

[Urban Rubble]

I actually have a copy of that. It's not very good, but it's not that bad either. It's worth a read if you have the time.

It isn't blatant "right wing trash" though.

[revoevo]

"John Blackthorn" is Gary Hart, by the way. That changed how I saw the book in a major way.

[leftist resistance]

Haven't heard of it.Doesn't sound interesting to me,either

[redstar2000]

I've read it; it sucked!

:redstar2000:

The Redstar2000 Papers (http://www.redstar2000papers.fightcapitalism.net)
A site about communist ideas

[Dr. Rosenpenis]

somebody bought it for me, and I read about 50 pages, at which point the right wing plot became very predictable. Don't waste your money or time.