Che Guevara tú y Todos
edited by Daniele Zambelli, Flavio Andreini, Camilo Guevara March, María del Carmen Ariet
The story of Che Guevara: the man, and the historical icon.
Fifty years after Ernesto Guevara’s death, Che Guevara tú y Todos seeks to rescue the Argentine revolutionary from the pop-oblivion of posters and tshirts by restoring his more historical, vital, and human dimensions.
Taking its title from a poem written by Guevara for his wife prior to leaving for Bolivia, tú y Todos develops over three levels. The first discusses the geopolitical context, employing a journalistic style of narration. The second level is biographical. Documented by numerous, original archived materials, it explores the Guevara’s private and public experiences: his official speeches, his considerations on education, foreign policy and economics, his notion of the revolution and his hope in “New Man”.
The third level is a study in Guevara’s a-temporal significance, revealing the essence of the man who so deeply marked an age: El Che, talking about himself. Employing a more intimate approach, it focuses on texts of a personal nature, such as diary entries and letters to friends and family, as well as transcriptions of poems dedicated to his wife Aleida, revealing Guevara’s doubts, contradictions and reflections.
Publication: September 2018
Length: 192 pages
Size: 9 x 11 in. (22 x 28 cm)
Illustrations: 224 colour
Binding: Paperback
Price: £30.00 $39.95 US $50.00 CAN €35.00
ISBN: 978-88-572-3740-4