Che - A memoir by Fidel Castro

Author David Deutschmann (ed.)
Castro vividly portrays Che, the man, the revolutionary and the thinker, and describes in detail his last days with Che in Cuba. Including a preface by veteran Cuban leader, Jesus Montane, recalling the first meeting between the two, and illuminated by many newly published photos, including the first and last of Castro and Guevara together.
Publisher: Ocean Press | ISBN no: 1-875284-83-4 | Year: 1997

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Che: A Memoir is a classic political memoir and biography of revolutionary and intellectual, Ernesto Che Guevara by his long time friend and comrade-in-arms, Fidel Castro.

This memoir is not structured like a standard biography, in that the various chapters jump back and forth through time, reflecting on key events in Che’s political life, his committed struggle for the liberation of his continent, his martyrdom and his lasting legacy. Che continues to this day to inspire a new generation of men and women to political activism and resistance.

For the first time Fidel Castro recounts with sincerity and affection his long relationship with Ernesto Guevara, testifying to the extraordinary life of the medic from Argentina.

Fidel presents a living image of Che: the man, the revolutionary, the thinker and describes in detail his last days spent with his friend in Cuba, before his departure for the campaign in Bolivia. The memoir also contains some great black and white photos, including the very first photo taken of Che and Fidel together in Mexico in 1955. Also included within these pages is the speech made by Fidel, upon the return to Cuba of Che’s remains in 1997, over thirty years after his assassination in Bolivia.

This memoir by Fidel serves as a revealing portrait not just of its subject but of its author as well. One is left with no doubt about the depth of their ties and how hard it has been for Fidel to accept the death of his good friend: “For me it has been hard to accept the idea that Che is dead. I have dreamed of him often, that I spoke with him, that he was alive……”