Che, my brother
By: Juan Martin Guevara, Armelle Vincent ; translated by Andrew Brown
Contributors: Vincent, Armelle, author
Edition: English edition.
Publisher: Polity Press
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 263
ISBN-13: 9781509517756
Copyright date: 2017
Subjects: Guerrillas; Biography; History
Work titles: Mon frère le Che
Description: "On 9 October 1967, Ernesto Che Guevara, Marxist guerrilla leader and hero of the Cuban Revolution, was captured and executed by Bolivian forces. When the Guevara family learned from the front pages that Che was dead, they decided to say nothing. Fifty years on, his younger brother, Juan Martin, breaks the silence to narrate his intimate memories and share with us his views of the character behind one of history's most iconic figures. Juan Martin brings Che back to life, as a caring and protective older brother. Alongside the many practical jokes and escapades they undertook together, Juan Martin also relates the two extraordinary months he spent with the Comandante in 1959, in Havana, at the epicentre of the Cuban Revolution. He remembers Che as an idealist and adventurer and also as a committed intellectual. And he tells us of their parents - eccentric, cultivated, bohemian - and of their brothers and sisters, all of whom played a part in his political awakening. This unique autobiographical account sheds new light on a figure who continues to be revered as a symbol of revolutionary action and who remains a source of inspiration for many who believe that the struggle for a better world is not in vain"--
Notes: "First published in French as: Mon frère le Che, © Éditions Calman Lévy, 2016"--Title page verso.

Chapter One La Quebrada del Yuro Chapter Two Havana, January 1959 Chapter Three An eccentric couple, always short of money Chapter Four As free as the wind Chapter Five A unique character Chapter Six: The American country with the best food: Chapter Seven Discover the world or change it Chapter Eight Return to Buenos Aires Chapter Nine: This letter might be the last: Chapter Ten Eight years, three months and twenty-three days Chapter Eleven Days of liberation Chapter Twelve Flying to Havana Chapter Thirteen: Until forever, my children ... Chapter Fourteen People are often wrong about the Cubans Chapter Fifteen What can I do but sow seeds: Chapter Sixteen Che lives on Chapter Seventeen: A year. Already so long ago. Appendix 1 Excerpts from the Algiers speech Appendix II Letter from Archbishop Moure Bibliography Notes.

Includes bibliographical references (page 264) and index.