The last diary of revolutionary Che Guevara with entries up until two
days before his murder.
"Here is Ernesto Che Guevara's account of the 1966-67 guerrilla struggle
in Bolivia. A day-by-day chronicle of the campaign led by one of the
central leaders of the Cuban revolution to forge a revolutionary
movement of workers and peasants capable of contending for power in
Bolivia and providing an example for all Latin America." (Midwest Book
Review)
"Thanks to Che's invariable habit of noting the main events of each day,
we have rigorously exact, priceless and detailed information on the
heroic final months of his life in Bolivia." (Fidel Castro)
"I turned 39 today and am inevitably approaching the age when I need to
consider my future as a guerrilla. But for now, I am still in one
piece." (Che Guevara, June 14, 1967)
This new edition of Che Guevara's diary of the last year of his life
describes Che's efforts to launch a guerrilla insurrection against the
military government of Bolivia. It was found in his backpack when he was
captured by the Bolivian Army in October 1967. Newly revised, it
includes Fidel Castro's "A Necessary Introduction", exposing the lies of
an earlier, pre-emptive edition prepared by the C.I.A. to discredit Che
and the Bolivian expedition, as well as the Cuban Revolution itself.
The Bolivian Diary reveals an older, more time-tested, and
health-compromised Che than either the exuberant The Motorcycle
Diaries or the mature and implacable Congo Diary. There is rich irony
here as he recounts the daily challenges faced by his small guerrilla
band, the pronouncements of the military government, and the actions of
the large military force attacking them. The last entry describes the
day before Che's capture, two days before his murder.
