The motorcycle diaries
Subtitle: notes on a Latin American journey
By: Ernesto Che Guevara ; preface by Aleida Guevara March ; introduction by Cintio Vitier
Edition: New, expanded ed.
Publisher: Ocean Press; Centro de Estudios Che Guevara
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Melbourne; New York; [Havana, Cuba]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 175
Subjects: Social conditions; Travel; Description and travel
Work titles: Notas de viaje
Description: 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 It also features previously unpublished photos (taken by Che on his travels), as well as new, unpublished parts of the diaries, poems and letters.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).