Latin America Awakening of a Continent Author:Ernesto Che Guevara The name Che Guevara is synonymous with Latin America. Here, for the first time in one volume, is a comprehensive overview of Che Guevara's unique perspective on the continent of Latin America, showing his cultural depth and rigorous intellect. From his youthful travels throughout Latin America until his death in Bolivia, Che was a prodigious wr... more »iter. In this classic selection of his journalism, essays, speeches, letters and poems, the reader can observe Che's development from spectator to participant in the struggles of the Americas, and finally to theoretician of the Latin American reality.It features exceptional photographs taken by Che himself throughout his travels; a comprehensive index and extensive annotation; unpublished poems including To the Bolivian Miners, My tears for you Guatemala and Spain in America; unpublished articles including Macchu-Picchu: Enigmatic Stone of America, View from the Bank of the Greatest of Rivers, The Social Role of Doctors in Latin America and Workers of the United States: Friends or Enemies? and excerpts from his first and last diaries.Latin America will become an instant classic and is a perfect complement to the Che Guevara Reader (Ocean Press: Spring 2003) and The Motorcycle Diaries (Ocean Press: Spring 2003), published with exclusive access to Che's personal archive. Two-thirds of this book have never been published before.In January 2004, Robert Redford's film The Motorcycle Diaries will be released at the Sundance Film Festival, with Terrence Malick and Steven Soderbergh's filmic biography to follow, ensuring that Che remains an icon that will not fade."In these present times, when for many, ethics and other profound moral values are seen to be so easily bought and sold, the example of Che Guevara takes on an even greater dimension." -Rigoberta Menchu"Che is fairly intellectual for a Latino." -FBI file on Che Guevara« less